Comparison of the Success Rate of Two Approaches for Obturator Nerve Block in TURB (Conventional Pubic Approach [Labat Technique] and Inguinal Approach)

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nerve Block

Treatments: Procedure: obturator nerve block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01080599

4-2009-0137

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the success rate of two approaches for obturator nerve block in TURB (conventional pubic approach [Labat technique] and inguinal approach.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Scheduled to undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumor during combined spinal anesthesia and obturator nerve block were included in the clinical study

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with advanced cardiac and respiratory insufficiency
• Allergy to local anesthetics
• Preexisting neurologic deficits
• Prior operation involving the hip and the inguinal region and bleeding tendency were excluded.

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional pubic approach

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: obturator nerve block

inguinal approach

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: obturator nerve block