Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: null- Patients of less than 60 years of age undergoing lower limb operations
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: psoas compartment block and sacral plexus block,no treatment: 25 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine hydrochloride
Intervention2: NIL: NIL
Intervention3: psoas compartment block,
sacral plexus bloc
Sponsors
Shri Sathya Sai medical college Research Institute
Raghuraman M S
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All ASA 1,2,3 patients undergoing unilateral lower limb operations were included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Extremes of age and BMI 2)Patients with coagulopathy 3)Patients with neuropathy 4)Severe cardiovascular and renal dysfunction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Combination of psoas compartment and sacral plexus blocks was adequate in terms of motor and sensory block.Timepoint: Assessed at every five minutes from the time of blocks upto 40 minutes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The patient and surgeon comfort, time of first analgesic dose and incidence of urinary retention were assessed.Timepoint: The patient and surgeon comfort were assessed using a two point scale at the end of the procedure 1)satisfactory 2)unsatisfactory. Time of first analgesic dose was assessed in minutes from the time of end of second block to the time of first experience of pain by the patient in the post operative period. Incidence of urinary retention was assessed whether the patient passed urine spontaneously or required catheterisation. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vinod K
Shri sathya sai medical college and research institute,Chennai
Outcome results
None listed