musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:10-30 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine 3 hours once versus no treatment
Sponsors
Dept of Anaethesia & Intensive Care, CUHK
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II, who are aged between 20 to 70 years and scheduled to undergo elective forearm or hand surgery, unrelated to trauma, under brachial plexus block will be prospectively enrolled.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal, ASA physical status III, pregnancy, neuromuscular disorder, prior surgery in the infraclavicular fossa, coagulopathy, allergy to local anaesthetic drugs, and skin infection at the site of needle insertion will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Volume of 0.5% ropivacaine, sensory and motor function, rescue volume of 0.5% ropivacaine, rescue analgesia;3 point scale: 0=no block, 1=analgesia; 2=anesthesia for senory & motor function assessment from ICBPB to the end of surgery (approximately 3 hours); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| duration of performing the block, incidence of paresthesia, degree of discomfort, duration of surgery, verbal rating scale 0-100 for discomfort/pain, from ICBPB to the end of surgery (approximately 3 hours); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Manoj Kumar Karmakar
Prince of Wales Hospital, CUHK
Outcome results
None listed