Health Condition 1: null- Unilateral inguinal hernia patients
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.American society of anesthesiologists grade 1 and 2 patients 2.Unilateral inguinal hernioplasty patients under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to participate 2.Patients having drug allergy to local anesthetics(LA) 3.Patients with congenital or acquired coagulopathy 4.Patients unable to comprehend or use the verbal and numerical rating score 5.Difficult positioning 6.Infection/lesion at the site of injection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernioplasty and compare it to the ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block.Outcome will be assessed at 2,4,6,8,12,24 and 48 hours postoperatively.Timepoint: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernioplasty and compare it to the ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block from november 2016 to november 2017. Outcome will be assessed at 2,4,6,8,12,24 and 48 hours postoperatively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the readiness for discharge of these patients using postanesthesia discharge scoring system at 24hrs and 48hrs postoperatively.Timepoint: november 2016 to november 2017. Patients will be assessed 24 and 48 hours postoperatively. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital