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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
To observe for any postoperative complications. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Total analgesic consumption in 24 hours.Timepoint: First 24 hours monitoring
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