Intra-articular Dexmedetomidine Versus Neostigmine After Knee Arthroscopy (a Comparative Study)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive day case procedure which may be done for diagnosis, meniscectomy or debridement. Arthroscopic surgery is associated with a variable degree of postoperative pain, which is caused by an irritation of free nerve endings of the synovial tissue, anterior fat pad, and joint capsule due to surgical excision and resection

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Analgesics; Dexmedetomidine; Neostigmine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients aged above 18 years

• scheduled for elective arthroscopic knee surgery under intrathecal anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Absolute or relative contraindications for intrathecal anaesthesia,

• Allergy for the studied drugs.

• Patients having history of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases,

• Patients receiving chronic pain treatment or hypertension treated with alfa methyldopa, clonidine or beta adrenergic blockers were excluded from the study.