Health Condition 1: G891- Acute pain, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex in the age range of 18-75 yrs undergoing elective craniotomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of previous chronic headache 2. Drug abusers/chronic alcoholic 3.Glasgow coma scale(GCS)less than 15 4.Patients on antipsychotics/antidepressants 5.History of prolonged analgesics intake due to chronic pain syndrome 6.Pregnant patients. 7.Neurological deterioration of patients in post operative period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the incidence of post craniotomy headache(PCH) in patients undergoing elective craniotomy at 12th hours,24th hours and at day 5 or discharge,whatever earlier.Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. incidence of PCH at 12,48 hrs & day 5 or discharge whichever earlier. 2.severity of PCH at defined time limitsTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
PGIMER