Measurement of pain severity and its relation with the different pain relieving methods in patients undergoing spinal instrumentation surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients (18-65 years)
Patients of either gender
ASA I and II patients
Single or two levels spinal instability requiring fusion
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are unable to communicate in Hindi
Patients suffering from chronic pain
Patients receiving antipsychotic drugs
Patients consuming analgesics on regular basis
Patients undergoing surgery for malignant disorders and trauma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the prevalence and the perceived intensity of pain in the immediate post operative period (PACU), on the second and the third post operative day in patients undergoing spinal instrumentation surgeryTimepoint: 6 hours after arrival in Post Anaesthesia Care Unit, 2nd post operative day and 3rd post operative day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)To determine the correlation between the intensity of pain experienced by the patients and their satisfaction with the pain control measures undertaken by the caregiversTimepoint: 6 hours after arrival in Post Anaesthesia Care Unit, 2nd post operative day and 3rd post operative day