POPLITEAL SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK FOR DIABETIC FOOT SURGERIES

Alexandria University50 enrolled

Overview

Popliteal Sciatic nerve block is a regional technique that provides safe and reliable perioperative anesthesia and analgesia of lower leg and foot used in diabetic patients. Different additives have been used with local anaesthetics to achieve dense and prolonged block. Magnesium sulfate possesses analgesic properties owing to its effect on NMDA receptors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetic Patient

Interventions

bupivacaineDRUG

group B received 28ml of 0.25% bupivacaine and 2ml normal saline

magnesium sulfateDRUG

group BM received 28 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine and 2 ml magnesium sulfate 10%.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * (ASA) II or III * scheduled for diabetic foot surgeries. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who refused the anaesthetic technique, * whose BMI ≥ 35 kg/ m2, * unable to properly describe postoperative pain to investigator (dementia, delirium, psychiatric and neurological disorders), * patients with coagulopathy, skin infection at the site of injection, * preoperative use of opioid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, * allergy or contraindication to studied medication

Locations (1)

rehab Abd Elaziz

Alexandria, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

duration of postoperative analgesia

evaluate the effects of adding magnesium sulfate to bupivacaine versus bupivacaine alone in popliteal sciatic nerve block with ultrasound guidance for diabetic foot surgeries as regards the duration of postoperative analgesia

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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