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Comparison of pain relief and Safety of Continuous Epidural medication versus Local Infiltration and intravenous medicines in video assisted Decortication in children with Empyema

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH EMPYEMA
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/07/008968
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia Seth GS medical college KEM hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Patients in the age group one to twelve years posted for VATS decortication for empyema thoracis

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with contraindications for regional anaesthesia i.e., local sepsis at the site of insertion, coagulopathy, severe valvular heart disease, patient/parental refusal, and known allergy to local anesthetic agents

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The analgesic efficacy will be assessed using the FLACC scale for preverbal childreni.e.1 – 3years and the Wong Baker Faces scale for more than 3 years of age.Timepoint: The pain scores will be assessed at interval of 4 hours on the first day and at interval of 6 hours on the second day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SAFETY. Side effects like motor blockade, nausea and vomiting, constipation, urinary retention, respiratory depression, toxicity of local anaesthetics, pruritus, infection at catheter site, etc will be looked for.Timepoint: The side effects will be assessed at interval of 4 hours on the first day and at interval of 6 hours on the second day
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