Health Condition 1: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Epidural Catheter tunnelling: assessment of epidural migration of catheter in metric units for 3days
Intervention2: epidural fixation by fixator device: assessment of epidural migration
Sponsors
Sandeep R
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients scheduled to undergo elective Epidural analgesia for Lower limb orthopaedic surgeries 2.Patients of ASA physical status 1 & 2. 3.Patients of either sex 4.Age > 18 or
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Body mass index > 40 2.Patients with allergy to the drugs that are tested or any other contraindications for epidural analgesia. 3.Patients having local / systemic illness. 4.Patients with Coagulation disorders. 5.Patients who cannot lie down / non-co-operative /psychiatric illness. 6.Patientsâ?? refusal for participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the incidence of catheter inward and outward movement in all three techniquesTimepoint: By metric data for a period of 3days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To compare NRS score in all three groupsTimepoint: in terms of NRS score 1-10;2.To compare the incidence of complications (local inflammation, pain, intravascular injection, catheter shearing, intrathecal drug injection)Timepoint: in terms of metric units;3.To compare incidence of analgesic failure in all three groups Timepoint: in terms of metric units | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSandeep R
Sri manakula vinayagar medical college and hospital
Outcome results
None listed