Comparison of The Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block, Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block, and Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Lumbar Spine Fixation: Prospective Randomized Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
- Enrollment
- 75
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Total morphine consumption
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound guided trans-muscular quadratus lumborum Block, thoracolumbar interfascial plane block and local anesthetic infiltration for elective lumbar spine fixation undergo up to three-level fixation.
Detailed Description
Back and leg pain arising from lumbar spine surgery is widespread, and its treatment can range from pharmacotherapy to surgical intervention. A majority of patients who undergo spinal surgery report experiencing moderate pain six months after the operation.
Interfascial plane blocks, including the thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block target these posterior rami passing through the paraspinal muscles. Several studies have explored the analgesic efficacy of TLIP block in posterior lumbar spine surgery.
Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a posterior abdominal wall fascial block where local anesthetic is administered around QL muscle. play a significant role in contemporary medical practice for enhancing post-spinal surgery pain management.
Local infiltrative analgesia applied in layers of the surgical wound layers has been suggested as an appealing alternative due to its simplicity, enhanced safety, and limited cost, also a popular modality for postoperative analgesia in spine surgery.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age from 18 to 65 years.
- •Both genders.
- •American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class I - II.
- •Scheduled for elective lumbar spine fixation up to three level.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patient refusal.
- •History of allergy to local anesthetic.
- •Mental dysfunction or cognitive disorders.
- •Body Mass Index \> 30 kg/m
- •Coagulopathy.
- •Pregnancy.
- •Infections to the site of the block.
Arms & Interventions
Group I: QLB group
Patients received general anesthesia and bilateral ultrasound guided trans-muscular quadratus lumborum block (QLB 3) with (20 ml Bupivacaine 0.25% each side) + (Dexmedetomidine 0.5 mic/kg) for each side as total volume (1 mic/kg).
Intervention: Quadratus lumborum block (Other)
Group II: TLIP block group
Patients received general anesthesia and bilateral ultrasound guided thoracolumbar interfascial plane block with (20ml of Bupivacaine 0.25%) for each side + (Dexmedetomidine 0.5 mic/kg) for each side as total volume (1 mic/kg).
Intervention: Thoracolumbar interfascial plane block (Other)
Group III: Local wound infiltration group
Patients received general anesthesia and local anesthetic infiltration at the side of incision before with (40 ml of Bupivacaine 0.25%) + (Dexmedetomidine 1mic/kg).
Intervention: Local anesthetic infiltration (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Total morphine consumption
Time Frame: 24 hours postoperatively
Intravenous morphine (0.05mg/kg) was given when numeric rating scale (NRS) equal or above 4.
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean arterial pressure(Till end of surgery (Up to 2 hours))
- Heart rate(Till end of surgery (Up to 2 hours))
- Time to the first request for rescue analgesia(24 hours postoperatively)
- Degree of pain(24 hours postoperatively)
Investigators
Adel Fareed Elkot
Resident of Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Management, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Tanta University