Dexmedetomidine, Post Operative Analgesia, TAP Block
Conditions
Keywords
Post opertive analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries
Brief summary
Lower abdominal surgeries cause significant pain and can be managed by injecting local anesthetic agents between muscles of abdominal wall that can provide post operative pain relief and its duration can be prolonged by adding drugs to local anesthetic regimen
Detailed description
TAPP block can provide significant post operative analgesia following lower abdominal surgery and its duration can be prolonged by adding adjuvants to local anesthetics.
Interventions
DRUGDexmedetomidine
20 ml 0.25% Bupivacaine along with 0.5 Mcg/kg of Dexmedetomidine will be given in TAPP block bilaterally
DRUGDexamethasone
20 ml 0.25% Bupivacaine along with 4 mg of Dexamethasone will be given in TAPP block bilaterally
Sponsors
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* ASA I and ASA II BMI 25-35 kg/m2 Lower abdominal surgeries below L2-L3 leves
Exclusion criteria
* Infection at block site Coagulopathy Antiplatelet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Resuce analgesia | Time in the post operative period when patient first demands rescues analgesia will be noted in minutes |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed