Comparison between transversus abdominis plane block and epidural block for analgesia in nephrectomy patients.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036998
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
1. American Society Anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I-II
2. Body mass index below 30 kg/m2,
3. Patients undergoing elective nephrectomy.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Body mass index (BMI) > 30, 2. Age < 18 or > 65 years old, 3. The chronic use of analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs, 4. Neuropathy or musculoskeletal disorders of lower limb, 5. Allergy to local anesthetics , or any of the study drugs, 6. Pregnancy or lactation, 7. A contraindication to regional nerve block (bleeding disorder, infection at site of block), 8. Inability to communicate due to severe dementia, language barrier, or end-stage disease, 9. Refusal to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method