Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Rectus Sheath Block on Post Operative Quality of Recovery

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Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: rectus sheath block

• Registration Number: NCT05244746
• Lead Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital

Brief Summary

Effective Postoperative pain management following laparotomy represents a cornerstone in the care of surgical patients. With the growing utilization of Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols (ERAS), a paradigm shift in perioperative care has resulted in reduction of both hospital stay and clinical complications faced by patients.

One important component of successful implementation of ERAS protocol is optimized pain control. It has been shown that opioids have a considerable role in reducing bowel motility in addition; it hinders early mobilization and enteral feeding besides their commonly faced side effects such as nausea and vomiting.

Consequently, ERAS programs encourage the usage of multimodal opioid sparing analgesia which includes neuraxial or regional anesthesia techniques to provide effective pain relief while reducing the opioid related side effects. \[1\]

Regional blocks have remained popular with evidence of superior postoperative pain control when compared with systemic analgesics. Regional anaesthesia techniques have undergone considerable refinement with the advent of ultrasound guidance. Ultrasound visualization of anatomical structures increases both the safety and quality of regional blocks through optimal needle placement. Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath (RS) blocks are an emerging anaesthetic technique providing excellent analgesia after laparotomy. The anatomic characteristics of this block suggest minimal serious complications are likely, and this regional block is particularly useful where epidural is contraindicated

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-11
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-17
• Study Start: 2022-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-01
• Study Completion: 2022-06-01
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. 18-60 years old patients
2. ASA 1-2 patients
3. Patients undergoing elective midline laparotomy.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. refusal to consent, 2. previous laparotomy (subsequently amended to exclude only a laparotomy with a paramedian scar), 3. significant hepatic or renal disease, 4. any condition limiting the use of co-analgesics (diclofenac and acetaminophen), 5. coagulopathy (international normalized ratio: 1.5 ) 6. Patients with body weight \ 50 kg.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Rectus sheath block	rectus sheath block	-
Control	rectus sheath block	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of recovery	24 hours	using QOR-15 questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr alainy medical school; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt