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Intraoperative Retrolaminar Block as Opioid Free Anesthesia After Posterior Lumber Spine Discectomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Opioid Free Anesthesia
Registration Number
NCT05312866
Lead Sponsor
Zagazig University
Brief Summary

Opioid-free intraoperative protocols have been successfully used in specific surgical populations with equal or superior results to classic general anesthetic approaches. In instances where opioid-free anesthesia may not be entirely feasible, there exists a continually growing body of evidence that the modern anesthesiologist has a potent pharmacologic and regional anesthetic arsenal that can reduce the amount of opioids required to effectively treat pain.

Retrolaminar block is considered a new, easy and simple technique with decreasing incidence of complications such as hypotension, pleural and nerve injury. Its efficacy had been investigated in trauma patients

Detailed Description

* Null hypothesis: Intraoperative retrolaminar block will not produce opioid sparing anesthetic effect and enhanced recovery after posterior lumber spine discectomy.

* Alternative hypothesis: Intraoperative retrolaminar block will produce opioid sparing anesthetic effect and enhanced recovery after posterior lumber spine discectomy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria
  • Written informed consent from the patient.
  • Age: 21-60 years old.
  • Sex: both sex (males and females).
  • American Society of Anesthesiologist Physical status: ASA 1& II.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) = (25-30 kg/m2).
  • Type of operation: elective posterior Lumbar discectomy from L3 to L5 disc space.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Altered mental state.
  • Patients with known history of allergy to study drugs.
  • Advanced hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases.
  • Patients with chronic pain.
  • Patients receiving anticoagulants.
  • Contraindications of regional anesthesia, e.g., allergy to local anesthetics, coagulopathy, or septic focus at site of injection.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The recovery timeup to 1 hour postoperative

The recovery time (time from discontinuation of isoflurane to first response to verbal command) will be recorded, then the patient will be transferred to the post anesthesia care unite (PACU) on standard monitors.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain intensityup to 24 hours postoperative

pain intensity measured using visual analogue scale from 0= no pain to 10= worst pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University

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Zagazig, Alsharquia, Egypt

Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University
🇪🇬Zagazig, Alsharquia, Egypt

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