Health Condition 1: K409- Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients of ASA grade - I ,II • Age group 18-60 years of either sex. • All patients scheduled for elective unilateral inguinal hernioplasty under the subarachnoid block (SAB).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal or not giving consent. 1 Pregnancy 2 Patient with coagulopathies 3 Seizure disorder 4 ASA grade III and above 5 Coagulopathy 6 Bradycardia and heart block 7 Patient with cardiac diseases 8 Patient on anticoagulants 9 Patient consuming adrenoreceptors agonist or antagonist 10 History of drug allergy to Bupivacaine or dexmedetomidine. 11 Patients with history of cardiac, respiratory, renal or hepatic failure. 12 Psychological disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To identify optimal doses of dexmedetomidine between 0.5mcg/kg and 1mcg /kg added to bupivacaine in ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in unilateral inguinal hernioplastyTimepoint: AT 0,2,4,8,12,24 hrs postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 To see the level of sedation. 2 To see the time & average dose of rescue analgesics. 3 To see the adverse effects of drugs & technique, if anTimepoint: AT 0,2,4,8,12,24 hrs postoperatively | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal