Health Condition 1: null- Orthopaedic trauma patient undergoing surgery
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 100 consecutive participants with traumatic lower limb injury, between 18 and 60 years of age, with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I or II, and undergoing elective lower limb surgery under regional anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Non responder, Age below 18 or > 65 and mentally handicapped. Patients with a history of significant renal, hepatic impairment or cardiopulmonary disease, prior intake of pain medication, chronic pain will also be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The N-PCS subscales and total scores for intercorrelation and between the N-PCS and outcome variables for construct validity. The association among gender, age, education level, and the N-PCS scores Timepoint: post operative period at 24 h and 1 week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of the N-PCS scale and severity of postoperative painTimepoint: postoperative 24 h | — |
Countries
Nepal
Contacts
BP koirala institute of health sciences