Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients between 20 â?? 60 years of age, undergoing elective lower limb orthopaedic surgeries with American society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 and 2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with known allergy or hypersensitivity to local anaesthetic drugs Contraindications to regional or spinal anaesthesia BMI of less that 18.5 or more than 24.9 kg/m2 Patient not willing to give consent Emergencies, surgeries lasting >4 hours Patients in whom assessment of sensory and motor blockade is expected to be impossible/ unreliable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to establish complete sensory and motor blockade Time for two segment regression and complete motor recoveryTimepoint: Post spinal 3 mins 6 mins 9 mins 12 mins 15 mins 18 mins 21 mins Post surgery 0 mins 30 mins 60 mins 90 mins 120 mins | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of side effects- pruritis and urinary retentionTimepoint: Immediately in postop | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba medical college