Dexmedetomine vs Dexamethasone in TAB Block for Abdominal Surgries

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-07-05
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Randomized controlled clinical Trial to compare the efficacy and duration of postoperative analgesia achieved after adding dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to bupivacaine in TAP block for lower open abdominal surgeries.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Dexamethasone; Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult patients, Age 20-60 years. Elective operation under general anesthesia. Physical Status: ASA I and II Patients. Body mass index 25-35 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infection at site of injection.

• Patient refusal.

• Psychiatric or physical illness that lead to inability to cooperate, speak or read.

• Abdominal operations under spinal anesthesia.

• History or evidence of coagulopathy.

• Known allergies to drugs used .

• Preexisting neurological disorders.