Pain relief after liver donor surgery comparing 2 methods of pain management.

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/04/085678
• Lead Sponsor: Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Central neuraxial blockade with opioid is a very simple intervention for pain management. We sought to evaluate if an intrathecal injection of opioid produced superior or comparable results to bilateral erector spiane plane blocks with catheters in robotic donor hepatectomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-25
• Study Start: 2025-05-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

ASA I and II volunatry donors for right lobe liver donation by robotic surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient refusal 2.Any contraindication for ESP Block or thoracic epidural 3.Allergic to local anaesthetics 4.BMI more 30 5.Previous spine surgeries or spine deformity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intraoperative analgesic requirement	Time taken for surgery in hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Intraoperative HR and MAP at specified time points	2.Post-operative analgesic consumption in 24 h

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Dr Lakshmi Kumar

Principal investigator

9496211333

lakshmi.k.238@gmail.com