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Postoperative agitation is an important complication of general anesthesia, moreover, it has been found with high incidence in ear, nose, throat (ENT) surgeries. We aim to study whether anterior ethmoidal nerve block will be successful in reducing postoperative agitation in those patients. Study population will be randomized into two groups, treatment and control group. Anterior ethmoidal nerve block will be done in treatment group and postoperative agitation compared between these two groups. Agitation score will be scored with Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS).
Ho: Occurrence of post-operative agitation in patients undergoing nasal surgery with nasal pack under general anesthesia is equal in those with ethmoidal nerve block as compared to those without the block.
Ha: Occurrence of post-operative agitation in patients undergoing nasal surgery with nasal pack under general anesthesia is not equal in those with ethmoidal nerve block as compared to those without the block.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Study Group | Experimental | Experimental: Study Group At the end of surgery before nasal packing, scrub nurse will prepare 10 ml solution 0.5% bupivacaine with 1:2,00,000 adrenaline in a syringe and pass it over to the operating surgeon. The surgeon will block anterior ethmoidal nerve. Injection technique: External nasal nerve will be blocked through an inter-cartilaginous injection into the dorsum of the nose. Internal nasal nerve will be blocked in septum and lateral wall of nose. Septal block is done in upper anterior part of nasal septum. Three injections will be given on lateral nasal wall. First injection will be given just antero-superior to the attachment of middle turbinate (axilla). Second injection will be given at the anterior end of middle turbinate and third injection at the medial surface of middle turbinate. Withdrawal of injection will be done prior to deposition of solution every time to ensure that the solution is not deposited directly into a blood vessel. |
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| Control Group | Placebo Comparator | At the end of surgery before nasal packing, scrub nurse will pass 10 ml of normal saline in a syringe to the surgeron. Injection technique remains the same as in Study group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Bupivacaine-epinephrine | Drug | 10 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine with 1:2,00,000 adrenaline. For children less than 12 years of age, 0.25% bupivacaine with 1:2,00,000 adrenaline |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postoperative agitation | It will be assessed with Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS). It is a Likert scale with scores from 1 to 7 where 1 indicates unarousable (Minimal or no response to noxious stimuli, does not communicate or follow commands) and 7 indicates Dangerous agitation (Pulling at ET tube, trying to remove catheters, climbing over bedrail, striking at staff, thrashing side-to-side). A higher value indicates worse outcome. | After extubation before leaving operation table, an average of 10 minutes |
| Postoperative agitation | It will be assessed with Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS). It is a Likert scale with scores from 1 to 7 where 1 indicates unarousable (Minimal or no response to noxious stimuli, does not communicate or follow commands) and 7 indicates Dangerous agitation (Pulling at ET tube, trying to remove catheters, climbing over bedrail, striking at staff, thrashing side-to-side). A higher value indicates worse outcome. | 30 minutes after first score. |
| Postoperative agitation | It will be assessed with Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS) | 9:00 AM next morning |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lumbini Medical College | Tānsen | Palpa | 32500 | Nepal |
All data except patients name and address may be shared.
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| normal saline | Drug | normal saline |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003221 | Confusion |
| D004194 | Disease |
| D009298 | Nasal Polyps |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D009668 | Nose Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
| D011127 | Polyps |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000077330 | Saline Solution |
| ID | Term |
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| D000077324 | Crystalloid Solutions |
| D007552 | Isotonic Solutions |
| D012996 | Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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