Clinical Trial: Dexmedetomidine vs Ketamine as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Inguinal Hernioplasty
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Postoperative Pain Relief
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Dexmedetomidine vs Ketamine as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Inguinal Hernioplasty: A Randomized Clincal Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
This clinical trial aims to compare the effect of adding dexmedetomidine versus ketamine to bupivacaine in transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernioplasty.The key questions it is expected to answer are:To what extent do dexmedetomidine and ketamine adjuvants, when combined with bupivacaine, offer a longer analgesic period in a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block?To investigate the pain at rest and coughing with particular time intervals (0, 2, 4, 6, and 12 hours) after…
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