Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided QL block and TAP block for postoperative pain management following lower abdominal surgeries.
Interventions
PROCEDUREUltrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients
Group ( 1 ) QLB Type III: Patients will receive QLB performedwith20ml of diluted bupivacaine 0.25% on each side.
PROCEDUREUltrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients
Group ( 2 ) TAP: Patients will receive TAP block performed with 20ml of diluted bupivacaine 0.25% on each side.
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients aged from 18 to 65 years old. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I - II. * Patients scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery.
Exclusion criteria
* Patient refusal. * Patients with BMI (body mass index) \> 35 kg.m-2 , \[morbid obesity\]. * Patients with significant neurological, psychatric or neuromascular disease. * Patients had local skin infection at the block injection site. * Patients who operated under epidural and patient-controlled analgesia \[PCA\]. * Sensitivity to prescribed analgesia. * Coagulopathies or those who had uncontrolled chronic medical disease \[e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or cardiac diseases\].
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| efficacy of ultrasound-guided QL block and TAP block for postoperative pain management following lower abdominal surgeries. | 48 hours after operation | Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at rest and at movement |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAhmed M Abo El-Naga, Resident
Backup ContactWesam A Abo El-Wafa, Professor
Outcome results
None listed