Postoperative Analgesia
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical study is to compare the effectiveness of the Rhomboid Intercostal Block and Sub-Servitus plan block and the effectiveness of the Rhomboid intercostal block in patients with video-supported thoracoscopic surgery. The main question it aims to answer is: Which of these two blocks more effectively reduces the patients' pain?
Interventions
Patients will be injected with a local anesthetic drug under the rhomboid intercostal muscle before surgery.
Patients will be injected with a local anesthetic drug under the rhomboid intercostal muscle and the serrates anterior muscle before surgery.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients in American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classes I, II and III for whom VATS is planned
Exclusion criteria
* Known or suspected local anesthetic allergy * coagulopathy * injection site infection * history of thoracic surgery * serious neurological or psychiatric disorder * severe cardiovascular disease * liver failure * renal failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative analgesia | first 48 hours postoperatively | Patients' VAS scores and additional analgesic needs in the first 48 hours will be evaluated. VAS (visual pain scale) corresponds to a value between 0 and 10. A value of 0 means no pain, and a value of 10 is the most severe pain. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)