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an intervention to study the effect of blocking the popliteal sciatic nerve and saphenous nerve which will help surgeons to operate for below knee.

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Unspecified fracture of lower leg, (2) ICD-10 Condition: 8||Other Procedures, (3) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/03/041040
Lead Sponsor
Shubham jain
Brief Summary

Central neuraxial blockade or spinal anesthesia remains an established technique for lower limb surgeries but with considerable hemodynamic changes specially in patient with associated comorbidities eg: diabetes, hypotension/hypertension. In addition many intraoperative complication can be faced such as hypotension , bradycardia , dyspnea, High/total spinal, shivering.

All these complications can be curtailed with regional block and specifically ’ Saphenous nerve block along with popliteal sciatic nerve block for below knee surgeries.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

ASA physical status I–IV (diabetes,hypertension, hepatorenal disease, ischemic heart disease), aged 20–80 years scheduled for below knee surgeries will be enrolled in this prospective study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients allergic to local anaesthetics, on opioids and other analgesics for chronic pain A refusal for peripheral nerve block Neurological deficits.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To analyze the block success rate and onset timeIntraoperatively
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraoperative hemodynamic parametersDuration of postoperative analgesia

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mahatama Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Ot complex,,department of Anaesthesia

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Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India

Mahatama Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Ot complex,,department of Anaesthesia
🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India
Dr Durga Jethava
Principal investigator
9680064336
djethava@gmail.com

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