Effectiveness Of Intravenous Dexamethasone On Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block with Bupivacaine As Part Of Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia For An Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Surgery Of Femoral Fracture In Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, South Ethiopia, 2018.
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR201910904223565
- Lead Sponsor
- Dilla University
- Brief Summary
There were statistically significant differences between the groups in time to first analgesia request p-value of =0.003, tramadol, diclofenac and morphine consumption with p-value of, 0.017, 0.036 and 0.046 respectively. Regarding pain severity score a statistical significant differences were found at 6 and 12 hours with p-values of 0.039 and 0.024 respectively while there was no statically significant difference in incidence of postoperative nausea vomiting (p =0.448).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Patients aged between 18 to 65 years,
ASA grade 1 and 2
Allergy to local anaesthetic and steroids,
peripheral neuropathy,
additive to spinal anaesthesia,
bleeding diathesis,
previous femoral bypass surgery,
inguinal hernia,
inflammation or infection over injection site,
diabetics,
patients on previous opioid therapy,
psychiatric disorders and
Polytrauma.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to first analgesia request between groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. pain severity (in NRS) between groups<br>2. total 24 hour postoperative analgesics consumption between groups