Health Condition 1: null- healthy parturients admitted for caesarean section
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine with bupivacaine in Transversus abdominis plane block: Use of 0.5mcg/kg of dexmedetomidine with 0.25% bupivacaine in Transversus abdominis plane block for post operative
Sponsors
sri ramakrishna hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parturients of American society of Anaesthesiologists class I and Ii
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal, 2.drug allergy to study medications, 3.localised infection over site of injection, 4.significant coagulopathies and 5.contraindications to regional anaesthesia, 6.patients with heart disease, 7.altered renal or liver functions, 8.psychological disorders, 9.patients with pregnancy induced hypertension and diabetes mellitus, 10.chronic use of pain medicines, and 11.BMI >35 or weight <50kg.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time at which first rescue analgesia was sought after the TAP blockTimepoint: VAS score for assessing pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| total dose of opioids used in the first 24 hoursTimepoint: pain monitored on VAS scsle | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactramya parameswari arjunan
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital
Outcome results
None listed