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Ultrasound-Guided Rhomboid Intercostal and Subserratus Plane Block in Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors

Ultrasound-Guided Rhomboid Intercostal and Subserratus Plane Block as a Sole Anesthetic in Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors: A Single-arm Feasibility Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202408652444469
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-08-29
Start date
2024-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Sponsors

Mansoura University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We will include adult (=18 years) patients, either sex, child Turcotte Pugh score A or B with a scheduled ultrasound-guided PRFA of primary or secondary focal right lobe hepatic tumors (single lesion <5cm, or two lesions each of them < 3 cm). .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patient refusal, allergy to bupivacaine, psychiatric or behavioral disorders, or infection at the injection site. Patients suffered from chest wall or spine deformities, with bleeding or coagulation disorders, or platelet count less than 50000/mm3 or INR > 1.5 will be also excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the success of RISS block as a sole anesthetic; defined as (VAS < 4 without using propofol throughout the procedure).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Intraoperative analgesic consumption. 2. Time of the first post-operative analgesic dose. 3. Post-operative analgesic consumption. 4. Pain scores measured postoperatively by VAS at rest and on movement at 1, 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours. 5. Patient and Radiologist satisfaction 7. Procedure-related side effects

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAmani Ismail Tarabay

Lecturer of Anesthesia and Surgical ICU. Faculty of Medicine. Mansoura University

dr_tarekhabeeb@yahoo.com01002031086

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026