CompletedNot Applicable

Analgesic Requirements for Lumbar Fixation With General Anaesthesia Versus Continuous Caudal Epidural

Egypt60 participantsStarted 2024-01-15

Plain-language summary

In this clinical study, the investigators will justify the current practice of combined continuous caudal epidural with general anaesthesia in adult patients undergoing lumbar fixation versus general anaesthesia. Furthermore, the investigators will determine the analgesic requirement, rescue analgesia, hemodynamic changes and possible complications with continuous caudal epidural analgesia.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age group: Adult patients from age of 21 years to 60 years * Sex: Both sexes. * American Society Association Classification (ASA): patients with ASA classification I, II. * Elective lumbar fixation surgeries. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients refuse to give informed consent. * Patients younger than 21 or older than 60. * History of bupivacaine allergy. * Emergency surgeries. * Patients who underwent previous spine surgeries of any cause. * Infection at the site of injection. * Coagulopathy (acquired, induced, genetic). * ASA Classification: ASA III, IV. * Severe aortic stenosis, severe mitral stenosis, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. * Severe hypovolemia, Severe uncorrected anemia. * Increased intra-cranial pressure (i.e., brain tumor or recent head injury).

What they're measuring

Determining the total amount of fentanyl that will be consumed as intra operative analgesia

Timeframe: during intraoperative period (from induction of anesthesia until recovery from general anaesthesia)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06929611

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-06-30

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