Dexamethasone addition to ropivacaine in TAP block may or may not provide better pain control in inguinal hernia repair
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K409- Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangreneHealth Condition 2: K409- Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/04/008339
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
ASA PS I and II
Weight 50-100 kg
Patients undergoing elective surgery for Inguinal Hernia Repair
Exclusion Criteria
Known Hypersensitivity to Local Anesthetics
Any chronic Systemic Illness
Bleeding Diasthesis
Anatomical abnormality
Infection at regional site
Pregnant female
Peripheral neuropathy or neurological deficit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration Of Analgesia <br/ ><br>Visual Analogue ScoreTimepoint: twenty four hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tramadol Consumption <br/ ><br>Patient satisfactionTimepoint: twenty four hours