Health Condition 1: S82- Fracture of lower leg, including ankle Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Spinal anaesthesia: Spinal anaesthesia with 12.5 mg of 0.5% bupivacaine
Intervention2: Spinal anaesthesia: Spinal anaesthesia with 12.5mg of 0.5% Bupivacaine and 10 mcg Dexmedetomidine
Sponsors
Madhavan
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I or II, weighing between 40-80 kg, scheduled to undergo elective lower limb orthopedic surgeries, under spinal anaesthesia in supine position.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any patient with contraindications to spinal anaesthesia, known or ascertained hypersensitivity to local anesthetics (medications used in the trial), Patients on Betablocker antihypertensives with heart rate less than 60, coagulopathies, infection at the local site of injection, history of neurological/psychiatric diseases, any spinal deformity and patient refusal.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the duration of post-operative analgesia of bupivacaine alone with dexmedetomidine used as an adjuvant to the same dose of bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia for lower limb orthopedic surgeries.Timepoint: Post operative VAS scores will be recorded for every 1 hour for 1st 4 hours, every 2hours for the next 6hrs and then every 4th hourly till 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Onset time of sensory block to T10 Time for 2 segment regression Hemodynamic parameters Duration of sensory block Duration of motor block. Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMadhavan
JZMN General hospital Nadiad
Outcome results
None listed