Elderly patient outcomes associated with on-demand trunk blocks in the intensive care unit following emergency laparotomy

Elderly patient outcomes associated with on-demand trunk blocks in the intensive care unit following emergency laparotomy - Trunk blocks may improve postoperative outcomes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000021038

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-15

Start date

2014-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

emergency abdominal surgeries

Interventions

Performing transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block with the onset of somatic pain in the ICU. Treat only with Fentanyl and Dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia in the ICU.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Critical-care patients in urgent abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: unstable respiratory and hemodynamic status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Elderly patients who were diagnosed with strangulated obstruction and who had undergone emergency colectomy were enrolled in this prospective, open-label trial. After emergency laparotomy, they were allocated to the Control or Block group; the Control group was treated with a fentanyl infusion for postoperative pain, whereas the Block group was treated with both trunk blocks and fentanyl infusion. The primary outcome was the time to walking.	—

Measure

Time frame

Elderly patients who were diagnosed with strangulated obstruction and who had undergone emergency colectomy were enrolled in this prospective, open-label trial. After emergency laparotomy, they were allocated to the Control or Block group; the Control group was treated with a fentanyl infusion for postoperative pain, whereas the Block group was treated with both trunk blocks and fentanyl infusion. The primary outcome was the time to walking.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShintaro Hagihara

Kagoshima medical association hospital Anesthesiology

hagihasg@gmail.com099-254-1125

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026