“Comparison Of Dexmedetomidine And Dexamethasone As Adjuvant To Ropivacaine In Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block For Elective Unilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Under Spinal Anaesthesia: A Prospective Randomised Double Blind Study.”

a study titled “Comparison of Dexmedetomidine and Dexamethasone as adjuvant to Ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under spinal anaesthesia: a prospective randomised double blind study” will be carried out in gmc. this study included 100 male patients aged between 18 to 60 years randomly divided into two groups of 50 patients each scheduled for unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under spinal anaesthesia receiving thoracic esp block. group a patients will  receive 18 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine plus 0.5µg/kg of dexmedetomidine diluted in 2ml of normal saline (total 20ml) where as in group b patients will receive 18 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine plus 4 mg of dexamethasone diluted in 2ml of normal saline (total 20ml). parameters such as comparison of vas scores between 2 groups, total duration of analgesia, total rescue analgesic consumption in 24 hours and adverse events like  nausea, vomiting sedation bradycardia will be  noted in our study.