Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Subarachnoid block: Subarachnoid block with 0.5% isobaric levobupivacaine with 2mg of dexamethasone as an adjuvant will be given to patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries, 15 min
Sponsors
UCMS and GTB Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients belonging to ASA grade I or II, between 18-65 years of age, and height 150-180 cm, scheduled for lower abdominal surgeries under subarachnoid block will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria Non-consenting for subarachnoid block Infection at injection site Coagulopathy Drugs addicts and chronic alcoholics Any spine deformity On antiarrhythmics Patients with history suggestive of space occupying lesion, increased intracranial tension, seizure disorder, pre-existing neurological deficit, hepatic and renal disease and pre-existing diabetes mellitus.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of effective analgesia with two different doses of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to nitrate al levobupivacaine in lower abdominal surgeriesTimepoint: The time from the subarachnoid block to the time of patient s first complaint of pain VAS more than equal to 3 and till 24 hours from subarachnoid block | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of sensory block Quality of motor block Side effects nausea, vomitting, hypotension, bradycardia, hyperglycaemia, hypernatremia & othersTimepoint: The time from the subarachnoid block to the time of first complaint of pain VAS more than equal to 3 & till 24 hours from subarachnoid block | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr TENZIN SONAM
University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital
Outcome results
None listed