Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: IV Dexamethasone: Inj. Dexamethasone is available in a 2 ml (8 mg) vial. A 20 ml syringe will be loaded with 2 ml of the drug and diluted with normal saline to a total solution of 20 ml
Sponsors
AIIMS Deoghar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 18 to 60 years of either gender. 2. Patients of ASA physical status I and II. 3. Patients willing to participate. 4. Operative procedures requiring Spinal Anaesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusal to participate. 2. Patients with a known allergy to any of the study drugs, cardiac conduction defects, renal or hepatic impairment. 3. Any contraindications to spinal anesthesia. 4. Any contraindication to steroid therapy. 5. Parturients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessing the Incidence of Shivering among the groupsTimepoint: Patients will be monitored for 60 minutes after administering the drug or till the end of the surgery, whichever will be longer, | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of sedation score, nausea and vomiting among the groups.Timepoint: Patients will be monitored for 60 minutes after administering the drug or till the end of the surgery, whichever will be longer,;Comparison of hemodynamic variation, and rescue medications among the groups. Timepoint: Patients will be monitored for 60 minutes after administering the drug or till the end of the surgery, whichever will be longer, | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vikash Bansal
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar
Outcome results
None listed