Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Group A
Group B
Sponsors
faculty of medicine Ain Shams university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: o Age group: less than 75 years old. o Sex: both sexes. o ASA I, II, III. o Type of anesthesia: Single shot spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: o Patients’ refusal. o Hypersensitivity to Local anesthetics. o Bleeding tendency. o Local infection at site if injection. o Type of anesthesia: General anesthesia. o ASA IV. o Previous neuropathy on the operative limb
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain scores using VAS will be monitored 2 hourly for 24 hours and then 4 hourly for next 24 hours. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time for first rescue analgesia and total dose of rescue analgesia during first 48 hours postoperatively. ;Assessment of quadriceps muscle weakness by assessing patient’s ability to actively extend the knee and flex the hip. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactHany ElZahaby
Professor at Anesthesia Department Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University
Outcome results
None listed