Pain, Postoperative, Serratus Anterior Plane Block, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Conditions
Keywords
Postoperative Pain, Serratus Anterior Plane Block, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, VATS
Brief summary
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become a common procedure in thoracic surgery. Severe postoperative pain may be encountered in patients undergoing VATS. Analgesic methods such as thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), intercostal block, serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) and erector spina plane block (ESPB) are widely used for VATS. Among these methods, ultrasound (US) guided TPVB is the most preferred method. In recent years, the frequency of application of plane blocks as a component of multimodal analgesia has been increased. ESPB and SAPB are some of them. There are two techniques for SAPB application. In Deep SAPB (DSAPB) application, local anesthetic agent is given under the serratus anterior muscle. In the Superficial SAPB (SSAPB) application, the local anesthetic agent is given above the serratus anterior muscle. The mechanisms of regional analgesia techniques used after thoracic surgery operations are also different from each other. Therefore, in this study, the analgesic efficacy of two different methods, DSAPB and SSAPB, will be compared.
Interventions
Deep serratus anterior block and superficial serratus anterior plane block will be applied to the patients under real-time ultrasound guidance.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 and 65 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II-III * Body mass index between 18-30 kg/m2 * Patients undergoing elective video assiste thoracoscopic surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Patient refusing the procedure * History of chronic analgesic therapy * History of local anesthetic allergy * Infection in the intervention area * Patients with bleeding disorders * Emergency surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Scores | 48 hours after surgery | Pain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th, 24th and 48th hours after surgery. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morphine Consumption | 24 hours after surgery | Morphine consumption for 24 hours will be recorded |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)