Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: R20-R23- Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA physical status I & II patients Female patients in the age group of 18 to 65 years. Patients posted for elective unilateral breast surgeries with or without axillary clearance under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal by patients for the block. Surgery duration more than 2 hours. History of significant systemic disorders (cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous system or renal system). Infection at block site of block. Thoracic wall and chest wall deformities. Allergy to the study drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the duration of postoperative analgesiaTimepoint: Study parameters are observed and recorded just before the administration of block, 5 minutes after administration, at the time of skin incision and every 10 minutes intra-operatively following the block till extubation and post-operatively at 5 min, 15min, 30min, then hourly for first 2 hours and at 4,6,12,24hrs after extubation. Post-operative pain will be assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) at rest and at coughing. Inj.tramadol 50 mg IV is used as rescue analgesic when VAS score is 4. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the need for rescue analgesic, total dose of rescue analgesic required, perioperative haemodynamics incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and adverse effects, if any.Timepoint: Up to 24hrs after extubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Vijayanagar institute of medical sciences, Ballari