Quadratus Lumborum Block
Conditions
Brief summary
* Primary outcome: to compare the efficacy of Anterior subcostal versus Posterior approach in ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum Block. * Secondary outcome: to evaluate the efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Block in the control of postoperative pain in patients undergoing Nephrectomy surgery, hemodynamics, any complications and patients' satisfaction..
Detailed description
A variant of the ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block was first described in an abstract, in which local anesthetic injection occurs at the point where the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles taper off and adjoin the lateral border of quadratus lumborum (QL) muscle. Currently, the QL block is performed as one of the perioperative pain management procedures for all generations (pediatrics, pregnant, and adult) undergoing abdominal surgery. However, there is large disagreement regarding the best approach for administering the block because of unclear mechanisms responsible for the effects and complicated nomenclature system. Nephrectomy for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was first described in 1969. Surgical treatment varies with the pathology. Simple nephrectomy is the preferred option for those with non-neoplastic disease (e.g. trauma, non-functioning kidney with chronic infection) with radical nephrectomy being preferred in those with neoplastic disease. Radical nephrectomy implies resection of the whole of Gerota's fascia, including the perinephric fat, lymphatics, and the ipsilateral adrenal gland. Here the investigators are going to compare the Anterior (subcostal) approach to the Posterior approach to determine their level of spread and their value in controlling postoperative pain in patients scheduled for Nephrectomy surgery.
Interventions
PROCEDUREQuadratus Lumborum block
ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum block for postoperative pain
Sponsors
Sherif Mahmoud Mohammed Bekhet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Both sex * Age: 18-60 years. * ASA I and II * Elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Patient's refusal. * Allergy to local anesthetics. * Peripheral neuropathy. * Bleeding diathesis. * Inflammation or infection over injection site. * Morbid obesity. * Patients on previous opioid therapy. * Psychiatric disorders. * Emergency surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparing the analgesic effects of Anterior subcostal versus Posterior approach in ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum Block by using the Numeric Rating Scale. | baseline | : to compare the efficacy of Anterior subcostal versus Posterior approach in ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum Block by The Numeric rating scale (NRS) both resting and ambulatory which measures pain as felt by the patient every two hours for the first 24 hours then every six hours for the second day. the Numeric rating scale is a scale from 0 to 10 with '0' being lowest pain or no pain and '10' is the worst pain felt. |
| Comparing the analgesic effects of Anterior subcostal versus Posterior approach in ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum Block by using the Revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire. | baseline | to compare the efficacy of Anterior subcostal versus Posterior approach in ultrasound guided Quadratus Lumborum Block by the Revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire which is a set of questions answered by the patient to evaluate the patient's satisfaction and for quality improvement of pain management in hospitalized patients |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| using the numeric rating scale to determine the effect of Quadratus Lumborum block in reducing the postoperative pain in patients undergoing nephrectomy surgery | baseline | to evaluate the efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Block in the control of postoperative pain in patients undergoing Nephrectomy surgery, hemodynamics, any complications and patients' satisfaction.The Numeric rating scale (NRS) both resting and ambulatory which measures pain as felt by the patient every two hours for the first 24 hours then every six hours for the second day. the Numeric rating scale is a scale from 0 to 10 with '0' being lowest pain or no pain and '10' is the worst pain felt. |
Contacts
Primary ContactSherif Bekhet
Backup ContactMohammed Mostafa
Outcome results
None listed