Effect of addition of Dexamethasone as adjuvant to intrathecal bupivacaine with only Bupivacaine in Spinal analgesia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing surgery PAC fitHealth Condition 2: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011994
- Lead Sponsor
- Peoples College of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with ASA gr I-II between the age group of 18 to 65 years for lower limb and lower abdominal surgery willing to participate in study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients not willing to participate, with H/O long term steroid therapy, uncontrolled hypertension,diabetes mellitus, known neurologic disorder, psychological disorder, spinal column surgery, with low backache, chronic alcoholics, opium addition,or any drug which modifies pain were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensory block was btn T 6 to T 10 in both groups. no difference observed in both group.Sensory block lasted for 109 min + 10 min in study group, it lasted for 90 + 8.0 min in control group. Indicating significant increase in time of sensory block.Requirement of supplemental analgesic dose was longer in study group than in control group.The hypotension have shown no difference in both the groups. complications bradycardia and nausea and vomiting showed no difference.Timepoint: Sensory level controlled by OT table tilt every 30 seconds for 20 minutes then every 5 minutes till 4 sensory level regression from highest level or surgery completion. Onset calculated as time from inj. of drugs into intrathecal space to peak of highest sensory and motor block and the duration of sensory block calculated from peak of block to 4 sensory level regressions or patient felt pain in the field of surgery. They instructed to inform the earliest feel of pain.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The sensory block was between T 6 and T 10. There was no significant difference in both groups in level of sensory block.Timepoint: The sensory block was between T 6 and T 10. Level of block was almost similar in both groups.