A Study to Assess Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Lignocaine

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary objectives of this study are to analyse the effect of perioperative systemic infusion of lignocaine on postoperative pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting and perioperative levels of inflammatory mediators in patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries.

The secondary parameters which will be observed during the study are the time to passage of flatus and stools postoperatively.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients above 18 years of age

• undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries

• belonging to the American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA)status I,II,III

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients sensitive to lignocaine,

• patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases or with preoperative changes on electrocardiogram

• patients on beta blocker drugs

• patients on opioid drugs for prolonged period

• patients with functional bowel disorders