Health Condition 1: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract Health Condition 2: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract
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Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for our study consist of both male and female patients with an age range between 40 and 80 years and are of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status grades I and II attending our medical college hospital for elective cataract surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for our study include patients with known allergy to study drugs, those refusing the regional block, those on anticoagulant therapy, high myopia (axial length of eyeball > 28 mm), previous ophthalmic surgery such as buckling surgery, glaucoma, posterior staphyloma, ocular infection, orbital anomaly, mental retardation, uncontrolled hypertension & diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures observed were the duration of the onset of the motor and sensory block and total duration of the sensory block.Timepoint: Onset of sensory block is assessed when there is complete loss of sensation in the eye. Onset of motor block is assessed when there is complete loss of movement of the eyeball. Total duration of sensory block is assessed when patient complains of pain in the eye. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alterations in mean arterial pressure (MAP), pulse rate (PR), respiratory rate (RR), saturation of arterial oxygen (SaO2), adverse drug effects, total analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours after surgery, Ramsay sedation score(RSS), surgeon and patient satisfaction scores and other complications encountered were the secondary outcome measures studied.Timepoint: starting 1 minute from the administration of the block at1 minute interval upto 10 minutes and there after upto first 24 hours of completion of surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute of Health Care and Medical Technology