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External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Post Operative Pain
Interventions
Other: US-guided external oblique intercostal block
Registration Number
NCT06514417
Lead Sponsor
Menoufia University
Brief Summary

Ithe study will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of external oblique intercostal block for patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomly divided into two equal groups using SPSS. Group A: will receive US-guided external oblique intercostal block after induction Group B: will receive postoperative morphine on patient request. Study design: prospective controlled randomized study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria
  • Selected patients will be more than 21 years old with ASA physical status I & II scheduled for upper abdominal surgeries
Exclusion Criteria

Uncooperative patients.

  • Patients who have allergy to any of the used drugs.
  • Patients who are on opioids.
  • Known abuse of alcohol or medication.
  • Local infection at the site of injection or systemic infection.
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with coagulation disorders or on anticoagulation therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
external oblique intercostal blockUS-guided external oblique intercostal blockreceive US-guided external oblique intercostal block after induction
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analogue pain scale .24 hours

postoperative pain that evaluated by visual analogue pain scale(a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is interpreted as no pain, 1-4 mild pain, 5-6 moderate pain, 7-10 severe pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
total perioperative analgesics requirements24 hours

Milligram

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Menoufia university

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Cairo, Shibin Elkom, Egypt

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