Effect of Dexmedetomidine and Bupivacaine for Paravertebral Block

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Fracture femur is a common that results in severe pain. Many methods of regional and peripheral analgesia have been described to treat such pain. In this study the investigators consider using paravertebral block to treat post-fracture pain. Additionally, they consider adding dexmedetomidine to the used local anesthetic solution to prolong the duration of this block and hence postoperative analgesia.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical class I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal.

• Severe or uncompensated cardiovascular disease.

• Severe or uncompensated renal disease.

• Severe or uncompensated hepatic disease.

• Severe or uncompensated endocrinal disease.

• Pregnancy.

• Postpartum ladies.

• Lactating females.

• Allergy to any of the study medications .

• Coagulation disorders.

• Infection at the site of needle insertion