Overview

Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Multiple Traumatic Fracture Ribs

Status:
Unknown status

Trial end date:
2019-08-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

This work aims at comparing the analgesic effect of Thoracic Epidural Magnesium sulfate versus Fentanyl when added as adjuvants to Bupivacaine in patients with multiple traumatic fracture ribs.

Phase:

N/A

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Treatments:

Bupivacaine
Fentanyl
Magnesium Sulfate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients 16 years of age and greater

2. Non-intubated at the time of block placement

3. Traumatic Rib Fractures two or greater

4. Block must be done within 12-24 hours of presentation to the emergency room

5. ASA physical status: I-II

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient refusal

2. BMI more than 30 kg/m2

3. Need for mechanical ventilation on admission

4. Hemodynamic instability

5. Haemothorax or Pneumothorax

6. Contraindications of performing blocks as coagulopathy, vertebral column deformities,
local infection

7. Traumatic head injury

8. Allergy to local anesthetic agents