Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: elderly patients (>65 years) either gender American Society of Anesthesiologists status I and II patients undergoing proximal femoral fractures fixation under spinal anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: age less than 65 years American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class III or more Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia: peripheral neuropathy coagulopathy spinal deformity infection at the injection site known hypersensitivity to bupivacaine or dexmedetomidine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to 1st dose rescue analgesia | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sensory level block, two segment regression, hemodynamic stability and dose of vasopressors required intraoperative;The total number of rescue analgesic doses required in 24 h postoperative, postoperative analgesia using numerical rating scale NRS, postoperative analgesic duration | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Rania E Elbadrawy