Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Planned for midline laparotomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with chronic use of analgesics, history of drug or alcohol abuse, neuropsychiatric disorder, ASA grade 4, known allergy to study drug, cardiopulmonary compromise, on thrombolytic therapy, patients requiring post operative mechanical ventilation or sedation, patients with contraindications to epidural anesthesia and failed to understand or sign the informed consent will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Side effects, safety, feasibility and wound infection rate at site of insertionTimepoint: 30 days | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score measured by visual analogue score.Timepoint: Pain management-72 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
AIIMS Bhubaneswar