Health Condition 1: S50-S59- Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine: The use of clonidine, a partial α2 adrenoceptor agonist, in peripheral nerve blocks, has been reported to be safe and prolongs the duration of anaesthesia and analgesi
Sponsors
AIIMS Raipur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sixty patients aged 18 to 60 years, ASA physical status Iâ??II, scheduled for upper limb and hand surgery under supraclavicular brachial plexus block with 0.5% levobupivacaine, will be recruited.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Patients with contraindications for brachial plexus block b) ASA grade III and above c) Known allergy to any of the study medications d) Acute or chronic respiratory disease e) Hypertension or Cardiovascular abnormalities f) Patients receiving adrenoceptor agonist or antagonist or chronic analgesic therapy g) Diabetes Mellitus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Onset time and Duration of Motor and Sensory blocks.Timepoint: Sensory and Motor blocks will be evaluated every 5 minutes until 20 minutes after injection, and then 30 min after surgery, until the block resolves. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse events such as sedation, hypotension, bradycardiaTimepoint: HR, SBP, DBP and SpO2 will be recorded at 0 min, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min and then after every 10 min intervals during the surgery and then hourly for the next 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMonica Khetarpal
AIIMS, Raipur
Outcome results
None listed