A study to compare the characteristics of drugs- heavy ropivacaine versus levobupivacaine plus fentanyl given during spinal anaesthesia (anaesthesia technique in which drug is injected into back) in patients undergoing leg surgeries
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/049348
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of anaesthesia, PGIMS Rohtak
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I & II, weighing 40kg-90kg, height =150cms and are scheduled to undergo lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia, who are able to understand the study protocol will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
The patients who have history of allergy to local anaesthetic drug, have history of allergy to fentanyl
, have any relative or absolute contraindication to spinal anaesthesia, are pregnant, have spinal deformities such as spina bifida, are not willing to give consent will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare- the time of onset of sensory block (T10 level with pin prick test), onset of motor block (modified bromage grade 2) & maximum sensory level achieved, time to achieve maximum motor blockade (modified bromage grade 4), total duration of sensory and motor blockade, time to demand first rescue analgesia.Timepoint: Every two minutes till 10 minutes after giving spinal anaesthesia, at 30 minutes, end of surgery, total duration of sensory and motor blockade, time to demand first rescue analgesia.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To note any side effects and complications of intrathecal ropivacaine, levobupivacane and fentanyl- such as bradycardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, pruritis, nausea, vomiting, sedation etc.Timepoint: At any point of time after giving spinal anaesthesia