Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologist Physical status class I and class II. 2. Patient undergoing all upper and lower abdominal surgeries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Any spinal deformity or spinal disease 3. Infection or skin disease at the site of procedure 4. Any patients on anti-coagulant therapy or patients with bleeding disorder. 5. Morbid obese patients or anticipated difficulty in regional anaesthsia 6. Uncontrolled Systemic hypertension 7. Patients with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease. 8. H/o cerebrovascular accidents. 9. Patients with major kidney and liver diseases. 10. Patients with allergy to any drugs used in the study. 11. Patients with neurological disorders or preexisting lower limb weakness 12. Patient with spinal tuberculosis. 13. Patients with psychiatric illness on treatment. 13. Preexisting cardiac rhythm disturbance and ECG changes 14. Emergency surgeries. 15. Age less than 18 years and above 65 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post operative AnalgesiaTimepoint: Every 5 mins for first 30 mins followed by every 15 mins till the VAS score becomes more than 4 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, motor weaknessTimepoint: Every 5 mins for first 30 mins followed by every 15 mins till the VAS score becomes more than 4 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Govt Thoothukudi Medical college Hospital