Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients posted for elective laparoscopic surgeries 2.Age = 18 years. 3.American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status (ASA- PS) I and II patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with pre-existing diabetes mellitus, chronic steroid therapy, pregnancy, hepatorenaldysfunction, immunosuppression 2. Patients with history of allergy to dexamethasone and bupivacaine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There is no significant effect on random blood sugars in non-diabetic patients receiving bilateral erector spinae block using bupivacaine with dexamethasone undergoing laparoscopic surgeries.Timepoint: Before giving block, 2 6 & 24 hourly after the block. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Decrease in total post-operative analgesia consumption. 2. Incidence of postoperative nausea & vomiting.Timepoint: From the time of giving block to 24 hours of giving block.Intraoperatively every 5 minutes, vitals will be assessed. Postoperatively every 2nd hour, vitals & any events will be assessed. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Dr B R AMBEDKAR MEDICAL COLLEGE