Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
studying the effect of dexmeditomidine addition to bupivacaine in bilateral intermediate cervical block for patients undergoing thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia
Detailed description
80 patients who will be undergoing elective thyroidectomy will be randomly allocated into one of two groups ; group A will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 8 mg dexamethasone(diluted in 5 ml) group B will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 1 ml normal saline. block will be done under complete a septic condition after induction of general anaesthesia.
Interventions
DRUGlocal anesthetic
ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery
DRUGDexamethasone
dexamethasone will be added to ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elective surgery * ASA 1, II, AND III
Exclusion criteria
* Patient refusal * Infection at the entry site * BMI \> 3
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| postoperative analgesia duration | 24 hour postoperative | time of first analgesic requirement is the time of end of block analgesia |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| postoperative complications related to the block | 8 hours | occurrence of complications secondary to the block well be recorded |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed