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

Kasr El Aini Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Treatments

Procedure: rectus sheath block

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05244746

MS-202-2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment

48 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

18-60 years old patients
ASA 1-2 patients
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.