Dexmedetomidine Added to Bupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine inTransincisionalU/S Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block in Open Renal Surgeries , A New Technique

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-08-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine versus bupivacaine only in anterior QLblock(transincisional) , where the local anesthetic will be applied before wound closure at the end of surgery through the wound . in combination with general anesthesia in elective open renal surgery with regard to Postoperative pain control,hemodynamic stability, and adverse effects.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• physical status American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients refusal

• A body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2

• ASA physical status >II

• major illnesses (e.g., cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic or neurological)

• Coagulation abnormalities

• Infection at the injection site

• Allergy or contraindications to the drugs used in the study

• History of drug addiction or alcohol abuse

• A psychiatric illness, or mental retardation interfering with the evaluation of pain scores or PCA programs .