Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patient scheduled for elective open Inguinal hernia surgery under subarachnoid block. 2) American society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I, II. 3) Patient giving consent for study. 5) BMI less than 30 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Bleeding disorders. 2) History of cardiac, renal, respiratory or hepatic disease. 3) Allergy to study drugs. 4) Patients consuming adrenoceptors agonist or antagonist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of dexmedetomidine 0.25mcg/kg and 0.5 mcg/kg as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine for post operative analgesia in ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block in open inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: 1) Numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain assessment at 0,1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hours after surgery. 2) Time of requirement of first rescue analgesia in 24 hrs. 3) Total analgesic doses required in first 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare side effects of dexmedetomidine 0.25mcg/kg and 0.5mcg/kg as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine in ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block in open inguinal hernia repair with respect to : 1) Sedation 2) Hemodynamic instabilityTimepoint: For 24 hrs after Surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
NKP salve institute of medical sciences and research centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital