Effect of epidural dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia after major abdominal surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0001754
- Lead Sponsor
- Pusan National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
ASA physical status I and II male patients who were diagnosed with gastric cancer, undergoing elective subtotal gastrectomy
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with history of drug abuse, and allergies to any of the drugs, patients with Parkinsonism or psychiatric problems, patients who received any steroid or analgesia medication and patients who had respiratory impairment or liver or renal dysfunction, patients with diabetes mellitus
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain intensity( using numeric rating scale at resting and during coughing)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cumulative fentanyl consumption