postoperative pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients ASA I or II undergoing umbilical hernia repair
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: refusal of the patients to give informed consent, pre-existing coagulation disorders (international normalized ratio > 1.5), morbid obesity (body mass index ¿ 35 kg/m2), significant cardiac, hepatic or renal disease, local infection at the site of the block or allergy to the drug under study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative 48 h morphine consumption | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| duration of analgesia, postoperative pain, as evaluated by VAS for pain scoring at 1, 2,6, 12, 24, and 48 h postoperatively, reported nausea, vomiting, somnolence or any adverse drug reactions like pruritus, and bowel activity | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Professor in anesthesiology, Minoufiya faculty of medicine