Postoperative Care
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: adults undergoing foot surgery (hallux valgus correction, claw toes and tailor's bunion), of both genders, older than 18 years; having signed and agreed to the voluntary consent form to participate in the study (TCLE); not having a previous allergy or contraindication for the selected anesthetic procedure.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: patients who are allergic to selected and offered anesthetic medications; refusal of the type of anesthetic procedure drawn and offered; anesthetic risk that contraindication is the type of anesthesia drawn and offered; patients with malignant tumors and infections present; patients with mental confusion or disoriented; patients under 18 years of age.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the group selected for the ankle block associated with dexmedetomidine will have more effective (higher quality) and more prolonged analgesia compared to those who underwent blockade with ropivacaine alone, which should be determined by lower values on the VAS scale ( pain analogue scale) reported by patients in the 24 hours following the procedure and the duration of anesthesia reported by the patient on the day after the procedure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| no secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil