A Multicenter Study: Dexmedetomidine Combined With Sufentanil for Patient Controlled Intravenous Analgesia After Caesarean Section
Postoperative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Postoperative Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parturients undergoing elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists class I and II parturients aged 18-45 years, with term singleton pregnancies
- Parturients with the ability to understand verbal and written mandarin
- Parturients who want to use PCA intravenous analgesia and can use the pump correctly
- Parturients whose written informed consent have been obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- A history of allergy to dexmedetomidine or other study drugs
- A long use history of opioid analgesic, NSAIDs, tranquilliser use
- Psychiatric disorders
- A history of neuromuscular and endocrine disease or allergic disease
- A history of lower abdominal surgery
- Preoperative heart rate (HR) less than 50 bpm, SBP less than 100 mmHg or cardiac conduction or rhythm abnormalities
- spinal anaesthesia was unsuccessful or an epidural catheter had to be used to achieve adequate anaesthesia
- A second operation is required during the study.
- Participating other study during the latest three months
- Body mass index more than 30 kg/m2
- Difficult airway ( Mallampati score more than 3 and anatomic deformity )
- Not suitable for participation estimated by investigation
Sites / Locations
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Control Group
Dex Group
Parturients in this group receive 20ml intravenous normal saline immediately after delivery. Their patient controlled analgesia (PCA) protocol after surgery consists of 100 mcg sufentanil diluted into 100ml and administer at a background infusion of 1ml/h,and a bolus of 2ml, with a lock-out of 8min.
Parturients in this group receive 0.5mcg/kg intravenous dexmedetomidine diluted to 20ml with normal saline. Their PCA protocol after surgery is 100mcg sufentanil and 300mcg dexmedetomidine diluted to 100ml in saline, with the continuous infusion of 1ml/h, and a bolus of 2 ml, with a lock-out of 8min.