Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients requiring fracture femur surgeries under subarachnoid blocks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1- Patients who are not willing to participate 2- Patients with multiple fractures that would add to the discomfort and need of epidural 3- Obese patients 4- Severe liver or cardiorespiratory disease 5- Altered mental status 6- Patients on antidepressants 7- Patients with allergic history to opioids 8- Patients with chronic pain because of some other conditions or having arthritic pain. 9- Conditions requiring general anesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess effectiveness of buprenorphine patch applied preoperatively 24 hours prior as perioperative analgesiaTimepoint: 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1- To assess analgesic requirements 2- To assess patient satisfaction 3- To assess development of any complications like respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, shivering, pruritus and hemodynamic instability.Timepoint: With the above study we will be assessing the analgesic requirements or development of any complications during preoperative intraoperative or postoperative period. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Nizams Institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad