Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA physical status 1 & 2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal, pregnant women, hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics, active infection at the site of block, pre-existing neurological and neuromuscular disease along the distribution of block, fixed skeletal deformity at knee joint, anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy , coagulopathies, below knee surgeries requiring tourniquet in thigh.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the sciatic nerve visibility score among popliteal sciatic nerve block patients in lateral and posterior approach under ultrasound guidance.Timepoint: Sciatic nerve visibility will be assessed after giving the popliteal block under USG guidance by standard asssessors using the saved USG image of popliteal sciatic nerve - baseline . Sensory and motor block will be assessed at baseline ,5minutes once ,half an hour once for 6hrs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To compare performers ease score among popliteal sciatic nerve block patients in lateral and posterior approach under ultrasound guidance. 2.To compare the block success rate among popliteal sciatic nerve block patients in lateral and posterior approach under ultrasound guidance.Timepoint: Onset of motor and sensory block was assessed every 5 minutes once for 1st 30 minutes. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
sri manakula vinayagar medical college and hospital, puducherry.