Comparison of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block versus local wound infiltration using a bupivacaine dexamethasone mixture
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: E012- Iodine-deficiency related (endemic) goiter, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062922
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Aditya Kheny
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. ASA I to III patients posted for thyroidectomies
2. Aged between 20 to 60 years.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient refusal
2. Patients with history or allergy to local anaesthetics
3. Mentally retarded patients
4. Local infection at the site of procedure
5. Patients with history of chronic analgesic use
6. Patients with huge thyroid swellings
7. Patients with malignant thyroid swellings
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the analgesic efficacy of superficial cervical plexus block with that of local wound infiltration. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>To compare the duration of action of superficial cervical plexus block with that of local wound infiltration.Timepoint: Vitals will recorded every 5 mins for the first 20 mins and then every 30 mins till the end of the surgery. Postoperatively, pain assessment will be done using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 1 hour after <br/ ><br>extubation, 2nd hour, 3rd hour, 6th hour, 12th hour, 24th hour. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To observe for any postoperative complications. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Total analgesic consumption in 24 hours.Timepoint: First 24 hours monitoring