Post Operative Pain
Conditions
Keywords
modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondrial approach, postoperative pain, laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Brief summary
Objective: To investigate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of M-TAPA block and its effect on opioid consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) surgery. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimaton, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey, from April 2023 to May 2023. Methodology: There were two randomized groups: Group M-TAPA (n=21) and Group Control (no block) (n=21). All patients had standard general anesthesia. Group M-TAPA patients had bilateral M-TAPA block with 0.25% bupivacaine (total volume of 40 ml) at the end of the surgery. Group Control had only tramadol for posteperative pain. Numerical rating scale (NRS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) were used to assess postoperative pain. Total tramadol consumption was calculated.
Interventions
Following sterile conditions for bilateral M-TAPA block application, the transducer was inserted on the chondrium in the sagittal plane at the 9-10th rib level. Subsequently, a deep angle was created with the probe for visualization of the underside of the costochondrium. The sonovisible needle tip was placed just below the chondrium and saline (5 ml) was injected for site confirmation. After the confirmation, 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine was administered for each group for a total of 40 ml of local anesthetic. Blocks were applied using an 80 mm sonovisible needle with a 6-10 MHz linear probe under the guidance of a portable ultrasound. Same procedure applied to the contralateral side.
Sponsors
Cumhuriyet University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
There were two randomized groups: Group M-TAPA (n=21) and Group Control (no block) (n=21). All patients had standard general anesthesia. Group M-TAPA patients had bilateral M-TAPA block with 0.25% bupivacaine (total volume of 40 ml) at the end of the surgery. Group Control had only tramadol for posteperative pain.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 78 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients older than 18 years of age who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia and were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II-III according to the ASA risk classification.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who did not give consent, * patients with coagulopathy, * patients with signs of infection at the block application site, * patients using anticoagulants, * patients with local anesthetic drug allergies, * patients undergoing open surgery, * patients with unstable hemodynamics, * patients who could not cooperate during postoperative pain assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| numerical rating scale scores | postoperative 24 hours | numerical rating scale is used for pain assessment. The scores of the numerical rating scale changes between 0 to 10 points. 10 points mean the most severe pain that the patient ever had. 0 point means there is no pain. Higher scores mean worse outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| total tramadol consumption | postoperative 24 hours | postoperative analgesic need |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed