Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 0.1% Ropivacaine: A newer Local anesthetic agent with longer duration and better side effect profile with less motor involvement. The block procedure will be performed after surgery and
Sponsors
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Bharati Hospital Pune
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA physical status I & II, in the age group of 18-60 years, posted for elective below knee surgeries under spinal anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with coagulopathy Patients with altered mental status or active psychiatric illness Patients with contraindication to neuraxial anaesthesia Patients with infection or trauma at the site of injection for block.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of postoperative analgesia (degree of pain relief) with visual analogue score, between the two drugs.Timepoint: every 30 mins after the block, till the patient complains of pain with Visual analogue score 3 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time for block Onset of sensory block Duration of postoperative analgesia Toe Movement Timepoint: Every 30 minutes post block;Total dose of systemic analgesic in 24 hours postoperativelyTimepoint: over 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR KALYANI NILESH PATIL
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Dhankawadi Pune Department of Anaesthesia
Outcome results
None listed