Pain Relief to the Patient Following Abdominal Surgeries
Conditions
Brief summary
Two ultrasound guided techniques to give postoperative pain relief to the patients following abdominal surgeries would be compared using scoring systems for pain relief and scientific methods. while one technique is routinely used, other i.e quadratus lumborum has been recently described and relies on posterior deposition of the drug. Both the techniques are safe and ultrasound imaging is to be used for guidance.
Interventions
PROCEDUREultrasound guided quadratus lumborum or Transversus Abdominis plane block
The intervention consists of giving ultrasound guided local anaesthetic (0.125% bupivacaine ) in the quadratus lumborum plane or the transversus abdominis plane after randomization. These planes and technique for these procedures are well described in literature.
Sponsors
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery 18-60 yrs of age
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain relief following abdominal surgery. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) would be used to record pain at rest. In this patient is asked to describe his/her pain on a scale from 0-10. | 24 hrs |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed