Anaesthesia
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to compare postoperative analgesia and duration for each block performance plus complications after surgery in lumbar spine fixation.
Interventions
PROCEDUREUltrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block (QLB)
And ultrasound guided QLB block with transmuscular approach was performed using 0.5 ml/kg 0.25% bupivacaine to the patients in QLB group
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged between 18 and 65 years. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to II. * Body mass index (BMI) less than 35 kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria
* Revision surgery. * More than three levels surgery. * Abnormal state of blood coagulation. * Chronic opioid consumption. * Local infection at the injection site). * Allergy to any involved medications. * Taking opioids within the past two weeks prior to surgery. * Time of surgery more than 4 hours.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison between postoperative analgesia of QLB and ESPB after lumbar spine surgery via VAS score measurement | VAS Score will be used to assess pain or discomfort in postoperative at 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 hours | The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is used to assess pain intensity. It consists of a 10 cm line where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "the worst possible pain." Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed