Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 0.5% Ropivacaine and dexamethasone: Patients randomized to this group will receive thoracolumbar interfascial plane block with 0.5% ropivacaine (18ml) and 8mg dexamethasone (2ml) follow
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II. Patients posted for spine surgery- single level decompression. Age ranging from 18-65 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal. History of relevant drug allergy. History of psychiatric illness and substance abuse. Patient suffering from severe cardiovascular, respiratory, liver, metabolic or neurological disease. Pregnant patient. Coagulopathy. Infection/ injury at planned injection site. Psychological inability of the patient to understand and interpret visual analogue scale.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone as an adjuvant with ropivacaine on pain relief after thoracolumbar interfascial plane block in patients undergoing spine surgeries.Timepoint: 24hr | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to first analgesic requirement, total morphine consumption in 24 hours, total rescue analgesic requirement in 24 hours if any, VAS score, side effects if anyTimepoint: 10 mins, 30 mins, 1hr, 4hrs, 8hrs, 12hrs and 24 hr | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Richa Saroa
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed