Abstract
Background: Premedication is the administration of medication before anaesthesia. It is used to prepare the patient for anaesthesia and to provideoptimal conditions for surgery.
 Methods: The study of oral premedication dose of clonidine in spinal surgery at different time was conducted on sixty ASA grade-1 patients of eithersex between 20 to 60 years of age undergoing elective spine surgery. This study was performed after approval from ethics committee of the institute.Informed consent was obtained from each patient.
 Results: Sedation score was recorded preoperatively in both the groups when the patient were shifted to the operation theater according to score givenby American Society of Anaesthesia. In group-1, 25 patients (83.3%) had sedation score of 0 and 5 patients (16.7%) had score of 1. Similarly in group-2, 29 patients (96.7) had a sedation score 0 and only 1 patient (3.3%) had sedation score1.
 Conclusion: In conclusion this study establishes that the premedication with tab. clonidine 200µg (As tab. clonidine is available in 100µg) 90 minutebefore the surgery or 3.5 hour before the surgery produced adequate sedation
 Keywords: Clonidine, Sedation, Spine
Highlights
Premedication[1] is the administration of medication before anaesthesia
The study of oral premedication dose of clonidine in spinal surgeryat different time was conducted on sixty ASA grade-1 patients of either sex between 20 to 60 years of age undergoing elective spine surgery
Sedation score was recorded preoperatively in both the groups when the patient were shifted to the operation theater according to score given by American Society of Anaesthesia
Summary
Premedication[1] is the administration of medication before anaesthesia. It is used to prepare the patient for anaesthesia and to provideoptimal conditions for surgery. Other factor that has reduced the use of sedative premedication includes[2] increasing use of day care surgery, Same day admission, patient often do not find bed until just before surgery and change to surgical list making the timing of drug delivery difficult. Methods: The study of oral premedication dose of clonidine in spinal surgeryat different time was conducted on sixty ASA grade-1 patients of either sex between 20 to 60 years of age undergoing elective spine surgery. Results: Sedation score was recorded preoperatively in both the groups when the patient were shifted to the operation theater according to score given by American Society of Anaesthesia. In group-2, 29 patients (96.7) had a sedation score 0 and only 1 patient (3.3%) had sedation score[1]. Conclusion: In conclusion this study establishes that the premedication with tab.clonidine 200μg (As tab. clonidine is available in 100μg) 90 minute before the surgery or 3.5 hour before the surgery produced adequate sedation Keywords: Clonidine, Sedation, Spine
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