Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: intravenous dexmedetomidine: we will give the single intravenous bolus dose of dexmedetomidine (0.5 mcg/kg) diluted with normal saline to 20ml, 10 min before spinal anaesthesia and asse
Sponsors
nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients belonging to ASA physical status I,II patients weighing between 50-80 kgs patient height between 150-180 cms duration of surgery 45-120 min
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: refuse to participate in the study presence of known allergy to drugs used in the study any contraindication to sub-arachnoid block patients with heart block, bradycardia, conduction abnormalities and on beta blockers inability to understand the use of visual analog scale
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine on duration of sensory blockTimepoint: at 0 min, every 2 min for the first 10 min, every 15 min till the end of surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to assess the time taken for two dermatomal regression of sensory blockTimepoint: at 0 min, every 2 min for the first 10 min, every 15 min till the complete resolution;to assess total duration of motor block(from grade I till complete resolution)Timepoint: at 0 min, every 2 min for the first 10 min, every 15 min till the end of surgery;to assess total duration of analgesia- using Visual analogue scaleTimepoint: at the end of surgery, every 30 min till VAS is more than 4;to assess intraoperative & postoperative sedation levelTimepoint: at 0 min, every 15 min till end of surgery, every 30 min thereafter;to observe hemodynamic changes & any adverse eventsTimepoint: at baseline, at 0 min, every 5 min for the first 20 min, every 10 min till the end of surgery, every 30 min thereafter | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ashima Vohra
Hindu rao hospital
Outcome results
None listed