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Bilateral vs. Unilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Cholecystitis; Gallstone
Registration Number
NCT03781687
Lead Sponsor
Kocaeli University
Brief Summary

The importance of multimodal analgesia for postoperative pain management is well known and regional anesthesia techniques are commonly prefferred to provide better analgesia. Erector spinae plane block (ESB) is a new defined and effective regional anesthesia technique. But two injections can be unconfortable for some patients. With this study, we aimed to compare the analgesia effect of bilateral and unilateral ESP block for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA I-II patients
  • Pateints undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • obesity (body mass index >35 kg/m2)
  • infection of the skin at the site of needle puncture area
  • patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs
  • coagulopathy
  • recent use of analgesic drugs

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Morphine consumptionpreoperative 24th hour

Morphine consumption will be recorded

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Numeric Rating Scalepostoperative 24th hour

A NRS involves asking the patient to rate his or her pain from 0 to 10 (11 point scale) with the understanding that 0 is equal to no pain and 10 is equal to worst possible pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kocaeli University Hospital

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İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey

Kocaeli University Hospital
🇹🇷İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey

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