Comparing two different doses of bupivacaine in epidural volume extensio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- male patients undergoing Orthopedic lower limb surgery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/12/007606
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
ASA status I or II with
body weight between 50-70 kg and
height of 150-180 cm
undergoing lower limb surgery using combined spinal epidural technique.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with diabetes mellitus, history of spinal disease or coagulation abnormalities, skin infection at site of injection and other contraindications to combined spinal epidural anesthesia including hypersensitivity to local anesthetics
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The maximum sensory block level (Smax) achievedTimepoint: The sensory blockade will be assessed every 3 min till there is no further increase in 3 consecutive readings. This level of sensory blockade will be designated as maximum level of sensory block (Smax).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The increase in maximum sensory block level caused by epidural volume extensionTimepoint: The sensory blockade will be assessed every 3 min till there is no further increase in 3 consecutive readings. This level of sensory blockade will be designated as maximum level of sensory block (Smax).