Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine: Ultrasound guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartmment block will be given preoperatively before giving spinal anaesthesia using ropivacaine 30 ml
Sponsors
Reshma B M
Syed Adeeba Nousheen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients posted for elective femur fracture surgeries. 2. Patients belonging to American society of anaesthesiologists physical statu (ASA-PS ) 1,2 and 3.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Revision surgeries. 2. Patients with chronic pain or on slow release preparations of opioids. 3. Drug or alcohol abuse 4. Patients with dementia or cognitive problems. 5. Patients with BMI >35kg/m2 6. Coagulopathy or patients on anti-coagulants. 7. Patients with history of inguinal hernia or infection at the inguinal region. 8. Patients with multiple fractures. 9. Block failure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To measure the duration of postoperative analgesia.Timepoint: 1. Every 2 hours post surgery for 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess for pain relief during positioning of patients for spinal anaesthesia using VAS scores. 2. To assess sedation using Ramsay sedation scores. 3. To assess total requirement of rescue analgesia in 24 hours after surgery. 4. To assess side effects if any.Timepoint: 1. Every 5 minutes following block administration for 30 minutes. 2. Every 5 minutes after block administration for 30 minutes 3. Every 2 hours for 24 hours postoperatively. 4. Every 5 minutes after administration of block for 30mminutes, postopertively every 2 hours for 24 hours. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactReshma B M
Dr B R Ambedkar medical college and hospital
Outcome results
None listed