Evaluation of perfusion index as an indicator of post operative pain in parturients undergoing caesarean section.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/041169
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of anaesthesiology and critical care PGIMSRohtak
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Pregnant females belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II, scheduled to undergo lower segment caesarean section under regional anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
� <18 years
�Any contraindication to regional anesthesia
�History of neurological, psychological, or chronic pain disorder
�Drug allergy
�Refusal to give consent will not be included in the study
�Conversion to general anesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To observe and evaluate the change in perfusion index at following points; <br/ ><br>Timepoint: <br/ ><br>a) Time of first request for analgesia <br/ ><br>b) Thirty minutes after administration of rescue analgesia <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a)Correlation between perfusion index and visual analogue scale <br/ ><br>b)Correlation between perfusion index and hemodynamic parameters (HR, MAP) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: a) evel of block will be recorded as soon as the patient is shifted to recovery room (T0). <br/ ><br>b) At the time of the first request for analgesia (T1) <br/ ><br>c) Thirty minutes after analgesic administration (T2)