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Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulphate as an Adjuvant to Local Anesthesia in Single-Injection Percutaneous Peribulbar Anesthesia for Cataract Extractio

Phase 2
Conditions
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
PACTR202103648671596
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine Ain shams University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

•ASA physical status I, II AND III.
•Type of surgeries: Phacoemulsification surgeries for cataract extraction.
•Axial length of the globe (AXL) < 30 mm.

Exclusion Criteria

•ASA physical status IV & V.
•Axial length (AXL) of the globe >30 mm.
•Patients with contraindications to the block (with bleeding tendencies or on anticoagulant drugs, with infection at the site of injection or allergies to the test drugs).
•Patients who could not lie flat for long periods of time.
•Patients with tremors or agitation.
•Patients with communication difficulties such as mental retardation, deafness, or disturbed conscious level.
•Patients with single-seeing eye.
•Prolonged or complicated surgeries duration > 3 hours.
•Patients refusing to be included in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To prove that adding dexmedetomidine or magnesium sulphate to the anesthetic mixture in peribulbar block will enhance the quality & the duration of the peribulbar block .
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
to compare between the effects of dexmedetomidine versus magnesium sulphate as an adjuvants to single-injection peribulbar anesthesia as a secondary goal.
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