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Does pouring of local anaesthetics and adding dexmedetomidine in local anaesthetics drop by drop over incision wound prevent post surgical pain in patients who had lower spine surgery.

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- patients of age group 18 to 60 yrs with ASA 1 or 2, planned for lumbar laminectomy under general anaesthesia.
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/08/015463
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. ASA physical status I and II.

2. Age 18 to 60yrs of either sex,

3. Scheduled for lumbar laminectomy under general anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with spinal stenosis,

2.Planned to have multiple level or double site laminectomy,

3.Patients who underwent prior lumbar disc surgery,

4.Have ASA III-IV status,

5.Prior neurological deficits,

6.Preoperative opioid use or any history of substance abuse or on steroids,

7.Have known local anaesthetics allergy,

8.Bleeding, cerebrospinal fluid leak, or requiring placement of a drain.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
. post operative pain score. <br/ ><br>Duration of analgesia, total analgesic requirement and pain score in 24 hours will be recorded.Timepoint: 0 hr ,every 1 h till 8 hrs and then every 6 hrs till 24 hrs
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
vital parameters of patients. <br/ ><br>side effects if anyTimepoint: up to 24 hrs.
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