Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? No sex predilection. ? Age group: ranges from 45 to 60 years ? Physical Status: ASA I , II and III (controlled) patients after taking written and informed consent ? Subjected to unilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Refusal of procedure or participation in the study by patients. ? Physical status: ASA IV or above ? Subjects presenting with allergy to local anesthetics, alcohol or drug abuse. ? Inability to cooperate ? Neuromuscular pathology ? Previous trauma or surgery to the leg. ? Opioids or steroids intake within the last 4 weeks or any analgesics during the last 48 hours. ? contraindications to spinal anesthesia as coagulopathies and severe aortic stenosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ?Measuring post operative pain by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) in the first 24 hours postoperative of the study ? Time recorded for first rescue analgesia which is defined as the time after finishing the block till the patient’s first analgesic requirement postoperative in the ward. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ? Total opioides (pethidine) consumption. ? Range of motion and ambulation distance assessed by the number of steps walked by the patient after the end of effect of spinal anesthesia given. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Assistant Lecturer in departement of Anesthesia Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University