Health Condition 1: O998- Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine is added intrathecally to know its effect in prevention of PDPH in parturients: Parturients will be divided into two groups randomly using a computer-generated random nu
Sponsors
nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA-II,20-40 years of age, posted for elective LSCS, weighing less than 80kgs
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: those with recurrent headache (migraine), neurological dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disease, spinal deformity, refusal to participate and contraindications to SAB
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Incidence of PDPH in parturients for elective LSCS given intrathecal dexmedetomidine.Timepoint: continous monitoring of parturient will be done for 72 hours after spinal block. Any time during this duration,if parturient complains of PDPH, it will be taken as positive response | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Requirement of epidural blood patch in patients presented with PDPH 2. Incidence of post spinal hypotension & correlation to incidence of PDPH Timepoint: Heart rate,Mean arterial pressure & saturation will be noted as baseline, every 2 minutes for 10 minutes & every 5 minutes till 45 minutes of giving spinal block | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPriyanka Gupta
Graphic Era institute of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed