Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Erector spinae plane block: Erector spinae plane block
Intervention2: intravenous dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to erector spinae plane block: Half of the patients will receive intrave
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing thoracolumbar spine surgeries American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Grade I or II Body mass index >18 and <35
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of any drug allergies Pregnancy coagulopathy History of substance abuse Severe cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological or metabolic disease. Infection at the planned site. Chronic analgesia use. Psychological inability of the patient to understand the QoR -15 questionaire. Inability to operate a Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Psychological inability of the patient to understand Visual Analogue Scale baseline heart rate <60bpm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the cumulative morphine consumption over 24 hours study period in patients receiving intravenous dexmedetomidine vis-Ã -vis saline (as placebo) as an adjunct to erector spinae plane blockTimepoint: 24 hours postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To evaluate postoperative pain intensity using visual analogue scale (VAS scoring) 2. Time to first bolus of morphine 3. Patient satisfaction 4. Ramsay Sedation scoring 5. Side effect of the drugs/ technique if anyTimepoint: 1,2,4,6,8,12,24 hours postoperatively | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRadhika Mehta
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed