Spine surgery. Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine, subsequent encounter
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: Twenty patients who met the inclusion criteria and were hospitalized at Shariati Hospital in Tehran were randomly assigned to the dexmedetomidine group. These patients r
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with ASA Class 1-3 Patients with Motor force > 4
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cardiac conduction diseases and 2nd and 3rd degree heart blocks Unstable cardiac arrhythmias Uncontrolled hypertension Advanced liver and kidney disease Various neuromuscular and psychiatric diseases Obese patients with BMI>35 Patients with ASA Class 4 Patients with coagulopathy and anemia with Hb<10g/dl Patients with a history of long-term and chronic alcohol consumption Patients with contraindications to MEP monitoring (including: cortical lesion, intracranial electrode, cardiac pacemaker, vascular clips, epilepsy) Acute spinal cord injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor evoked potential(MEP). Timepoint: At the beginning of surgery, after 30 minutes, after 60 minutes, end of surgery. Method of measurement: Neurophysiological monitoring system.;Sensory evoked potential (SSEP). Timepoint: At the beginning of surgery, after 30 minutes, after 60 minutes, end of surgery. Method of measurement: Neurophysiological monitoring system.;Postoperative pain intensity. Timepoint: At PACU admission, PACU discharge, and 24 hours postoperatively. Method of measurement: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS 0–10). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAsal Vahidnia
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed