Subcutaneous dexmedetomidine in prolonging post operative analgesia following SAB.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/07/026585
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr B R Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients posted for elective infra umblical abdominal surgeries.
2.American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II patients.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with
1. Pregnancy.
2. Altered coagulation profile /bleeding diathesis.
3. Pre existing neurological or cardiac diseases.
4.Surgeries in prone position and laproscopic surgeries.
5. Alcoholism, drug abuse, psychological or other emotional problems that are likely to invalidate the informed consent, or limit the ability of the subject to comply with the protocol requirements were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the efficacy of subcutaneous dexmedetomidine in prolonging the post operative analgesia following SAB. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: from time of Subarachnoid block (SAB) injection to until the onset of post operative pain. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>After Subarachnoid block (SAB) Patient will be assessed every 5 mins till end of surgery and then every 15 minutes postoperatively for 1 hour, and then every 4th hourly for 24 hrs. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To assess the time for onset of analgesia, maximum cephalad sensory level attained and time to attain maximum sensory levels, <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.To assess Hemodynamic stability ( heart rate and blood pressure) and side effects if any <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: from time of Subarachnoid block (SAB) injection to until the onset of post operative pain. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>After Subarachnoid block (SAB) Patient will be assessed every 5 mins till end of surgery and then every 15 minutes postoperatively for 1 hour, and then every 4th hourly for 24 hrs. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>