Ultrasound Guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block in Thyroid Surgery

Assiut University60 enrolled

Overview

studying the effect of dexmeditomidine addition to bupivacaine in bilateral intermediate cervical block for patients undergoing thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia

80 patients who will be undergoing elective thyroidectomy will be randomly allocated into one of two groups ; group A will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 8 mg dexamethasone(diluted in 5 ml) group B will receive 20 mg isobaric bupivacaine + 1 ml normal saline. block will be done under complete a septic condition after induction of general anaesthesia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Interventions

local anestheticDRUG

ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery

DexamethasoneDRUG

dexamethasone will be added to ultrasound guided superficial cervical block in thyroid surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective surgery * ASA 1, II, AND III Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Infection at the entry site * BMI \> 3

Locations (1)

Assiut university

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

postoperative analgesia duration

time of first analgesic requirement is the time of end of block analgesia

Time frame: 24 hour postoperative

Secondary Outcomes

postoperative complications related to the block

occurrence of complications secondary to the block well be recorded

Time frame: 8 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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