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Dose of local anesthetic drug for ultrasound-guided injection for pain relief after midline abdominal surgery

DOSE OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK AFTER MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY:DOES THE SIZE OF INCISION MATTER?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/09/003966
Enrollment
200
Registered
2013-09-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Midline Abdominal Surgery

Interventions

Intervention1: Group I will receive 20-ml 0.25% bupivacaine (plain): Ultrasound guided rectus sheath block will be given with 20-ml 0.25% bupivacaine (plain) injected on either side of the midline af

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology Pain Perioperative Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA physical status I or II 2. Patients undergoing midline laparotomy under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Known allergy to local anaesthetic and/or opioid drugs 2.History of opioid drug , substance/alcohol abuse 3.Any decompensated illness (renal, hepatic , respiratory or cardiac) 4.Any underlying coagulation disorder 5.Any neurological or psychiatric illness. 6.Unanticipated prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation 7.Incision length greater than 20-cm 8.Presence of midline incision due to previous surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Pain relief adequacy. 2.Assessment of Pain pattern (somatic, visceral, other than incision itself) 3.Time to first rescue analgesia Timepoint: From end of anaesthesia to first 48 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Postoperative fentanyl consumption in the first 48-hours 2.Incidence of side-effects secondary to the use of rescue postoperative fentanyl. 3.Patient satisfaction Timepoint: From end of anaesthesia to first 48 hours postoperatively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amitabh Dutta

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi

nitinsethi77@yahoo.co.in09717494498

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026