Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: 8- Other Procedures Health Condition 3: S699- Unspecified injury of wrist, handand finger(s)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: dexamethasone: Given in the dose of 4mg along with 20 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine
Control Intervention1: Plain bupivacaine: local anaesthetic agent i.e 0.5% bupivacaine given in the dose of
Sponsors
Dr Rikee Bohra
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Willing patients. 2. Patients with American Society of anaesthesiologists physical status (ASAPS) I ,I and III 3. Patients aged between 18 & 65 yrs. 4. Patients posted for forearm surgeries.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Abnormal coagulation profile. 2. History of allergy to local anaesthetic agents. 3. Local infection at the site of proposed puncture for supraclavicular block. 4. Pregnancy. 5. If the patient is participating in any other study. 6. Failed procedure. 7. Opioid and alcohol abuser 8. Psychiatric patients 9. Dementia patients 10.Patient taken analgesics within 12 hours before study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the 1.Onset of sensory and motor blockade. 2.Duration of sensory and motor blockade. Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| post operative opioid and other analgesics requirement. Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRikee Bohra
Kalinga institute of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed