Comparison of different doses of analgesic injected in the spine for pain relief after surgery.

Phase 4

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

• Registration Number: CTRI/2024/06/068402
• Lead Sponsor: ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES RISHIKESH

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Patients 18 years or older, both male and female, American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) grade I and II, undergoing major abdominal surgery will be considered for this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who refuse to consent for the study.

Patients with ASA grade III or higher.

Patients in sepsis or septic shock.

Patients with respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, restrictive lung disease etc. or cardiac diseases like ischemic heart disease, arrythmias etc.

Patients with spine deformities.

Patients with liver disease or coagulopathy.

Opioid dependent patients.

Those with a history of chronic pain syndromes or chronic opioid use (more than 60 mg oral morphine equivalent daily).

Any patient requiring post-operative ventilatory support in view of surgical reasons, hemodynamic instability, acid base imbalance or hypothermia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The total requirement of epidural infusion will be calculated over first 24 hours in all 3 groups.Timepoint: 24 hours after the patient gets extubated.