Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine: Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to Ropivacaine in Epidural anaesthesia for lower limb surgeries
Intervention2: Dexmedetomidine: To study the effect of 50 microgram Dexmedet
Sponsors
Gulbarga institute of medical sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists status I and II Adult patients of age group between 18-60 years Patients undergoing for elective lower limb Orthopedic surgeries BMI between 18.5kg/m2 to 29.9kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any bleeding disorders and patients on anticoagulants Neurological and musculoskeletal diseases Local infection at the epidural site Allergic history to local anaesthetics in previous surgeries Pregnant females
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade after adding Dexmedetomidine and Buprenorphine as adjuvant to Ropivacaine in epidural anaesthesia for lower limb orthopaedic surgeries. To compare the duration of analgesia in both the groups.Timepoint: Onset of sensory and motor blockade to be assessed every minute after giving the drug. Duration of sensory and motor blockade to be assessed every 30 minutes after onset of blockade. Duration of analgesia to be assessed starting 2-3 hours after administration of drug till the patient complaints of pain | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To study the haemodynamic parameters in both groups 2.To study the adverse effects in both groups.Timepoint: 1.Intraoperative 2.intraoperative and post operative | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrAswin M S
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed