Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
control group
electrical ear acupuncture group
Sponsors
faculty of medicine suez canal university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1- Age between 21-60 years old scheduled for elective abdominal hysterectomy. 2- American society of anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I & II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1-Contraindications of spinal anaesthesia or auricular acupuncture as (infection at the site of puncture, coagulopathy, platelet abnormalities, and concurrent treatment with anticoagulant drugs). 2- Patients known to have allergy or sensitivity to morphine, and / or bupivacaine. 3-Morbid obesity (body mass index (BMI)> 35 Kg/m2). 4- Psychological disease. 5-Narcotic abuse, Prolonged use of sedatives or opioid drug use . 6-Contraindications for Ear acupuncture (infection at the acupuncture site ) . 7-Patient refusal to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative analgesic requirement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation ;Post-operative pain assessed by Visual analog scale; time to the 1st postoperative request of analgesia ;Side effects associated with morphine consumption as nausea, vomiting and over sedation will be recorded;duration of surgery and spinal level | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public Contacthamdy hendawy
lecturer of anaesthesia intensive care and pain management faculty of medicine suez canal university
Outcome results
None listed