Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Quadratus Lumborum block for post opertive pain relief in cesaren section.: QL block using 30 mL 0.25% injection Bupivacaine with inj. dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg.
Intervention2: Quadratus
Sponsors
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA II females with normal singleton pregnancies with a gestation of >= 37 weeks, and scheduled for Caesarean Section under spinal anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. High risk pregnancies and acute emergencies 2. Patients whose height 3. Patients with known allergy to study drugs (bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine) 4. Patients with contraindications to spinal anaesthesia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the time to the first request of rescue analgesia during postoperative period among the two groups receiving QL blocks with or without dexmedetomidine in first 24 hrs.Timepoint: To compare the time to the first request of rescue analgesia during first 24 hrs of postoperative period among the two groups receiving QL blocks with or without dexmedetomidine. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the number of doses of rescue analgesia, Numeric rating scale (NRS)for pain, Ramsay sedation score and patient satisfaction in first 24 hr.Timepoint: first 24 hr post operative period. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vishnu Anandan
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Outcome results
None listed