100 patients undergoing abdominoplasty under spinal anesthesia. 100 patients undergoing abdominoplasty under general anesthesia
200 patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classes I and II, were enrolled in this feasible study. All patients were subjected to abdominoplasty operation under spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia. Any intraoperative complications like hypotension, bradycardia, pain, nausea and vomiting related to spinal anesthesia were managed and recorded. Postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess pain severity and the need for analgesia to be administered.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
200
when spinal anesthesia is not satisfactory intervention drugs are used
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Change in Pain sensation: Visual analogue scale
Visual analogue scale for Pain assessment from 1 with least pain to 10 with maximum pain felt
Time frame: pain assessment during the operation and every 4 hours for 12 hours
Patients satisfaction: Satisfaction score changes
Satisfaction score with maximum score is fully satisfied and least is completely disagree
Time frame: Intraoperative assessment every 30 minutes till end of surgery.
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