Epidural Nalbuphine Versus Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Lower Limb Surgeries

Summary

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia (CSE) with bupivacaine alone is not sufficient to cover pain sequel during lower limb surgeries. Previous studies used addition of either Nalbuphine or dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine in epidural anesthesia giving a good result in pain control. In this study the investigators will evaluate and compare the addition of either Nalbuphine or dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine in epidural anesthesia to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of either drug.

Timeline

Start

2021-10-01

Primary completion

2022-04-30

Completion

2022-05-15

Publications

• Background Shruthi AH, Sudheesh K, Nethra SS, Raghavendra Rao RS, Devika Rani D. THE EFFECT OF A SINGLE DOSE OF MAGNESIUM SULPHATE AS AN ADJUVANT TO EPIDURAL BUPIVACAINE FOR INFRAUMBILICAL SURGERIES: A PROSPECTIVE DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2016 Feb;23(4):449-55.
• Background Chatrath V, Attri JP, Bala A, Khetarpal R, Ahuja D, Kaur S. Epidural nalbuphine for postoperative analgesia in orthopedic surgery. Anesth Essays Res. 2015 Sep-Dec;9(3):326-30. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.158004.
• Background Gupta K, Rastogi B, Gupta PK, Singh I, Bansal M, Tyagi V. Intrathecal nalbuphine versus intrathecal fentanyl as adjuvant to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine for orthopedic surgery of lower limbs under subarachnoid block: A comparative evaluation. Indian J Pain. 2016; 30:90-5.
• Background Chiruvella S, Donthu B, Nallam SR, Salla DB. Postoperative Analgesia with Epidural Dexmedetomidine Compared with Clonidine following Total Abdominal Hysterectomies: A Prospective Double-blind Randomized Trial. Anesth Essays Res. 2018 Jan-Mar;12(1):103-108. doi: 10.4103/aer.AER_207_17.
• Background Soliman AAM, Melika ASM. Epidural bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine versus bupivacaine and opioids for lower vascular surgery. J Med Sci Res. 2018; 1:158-63.
• Background Paul A, Nathroy A, Paul T. A comparative study of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl as an adjuvant to epidural bupivacaine in lower limb surgeries. J Med Sci. 2017; 37:221-6.
• Farmawy MSE, Mowafy SMS, Wahdan RA. Epidural nalbuphine versus dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to bupivacaine in lower limb orthopedic surgeries for postoperative analgesia: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 Dec 6;23(1):401. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02348-x.

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