Comparison of Ultrasonography Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain
- Sponsor
- Merve Sena BAYTAR
- Enrollment
- 5
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- pain scores in rest and coughing
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound guided serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block as a preventive analgesia method after VATS. Our secondary aim is to investigate patient and surgeon satisfaction, duration of block application, postoperative complications and hospital lenght of stay.
Investigators
Merve Sena BAYTAR
Medical Doctor
Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Education and Research Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged between 18 and 65 years
- •ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score I-II
Exclusion Criteria
- •inability to communicate
- •body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2
- •infection in the area where the block was to be applied
- •allergy to the drugs used
- •mentally impaired
- •bleeding impaired
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
pain scores in rest and coughing
Time Frame: 24 hours
Pain scores observed after surgery at 0, 1 ,2 ,6 ,12 ,24 th hours by visual analog scale. We assessed pain scores both in rest and coughing. This scale scores pain from 0 to 10. 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain.
consumption of opioids
Time Frame: 24 hours
We observed how much opioid ( how many miligrams) the patient consumed in 24 hours postoperatively with pca device.
Secondary Outcomes
- postoperative complications(24 hours)
- lenght of hospital stay(48 hours)