Intraperitoneal Versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Post-operative Analgesia Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery

Tanta University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Treatments: Procedure: intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04370392

IV and IP detomidinemidine

Details and patient eligibility

About

One of most common bariatric surgery is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Pain after laparoscopic surgery may be due to stretching of the intra-abdominal cavity, peritoneal inflammation, and diaphragmatic irritation caused by residual carbon-dioxide in the peritoneal cavity.Multimodal efforts like parenteral opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or local wound infiltration have been done to reduce overall pain and benefit post-operative conditions of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries. Despite their efficacy, with all parenteral medications, there are associated adverse effects.

Intraperitoneal local anesthetic is a safe and effective analgesic approach which used to control pain after laparoscopic surgery. Many authors have evaluated the role of IP local anesthetic administration in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy

Full description

Laparoscopic procedures have many advantages over open procedures such as lesser haemorrhage, better cosmetic results, lesser post-operative pain, and shorter recovery time, leading to shorter hospital stay and less expenditure.One of most common bariatric surgery is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Pain after laparoscopic surgery may be due to stretching of the intra-abdominal cavity, peritoneal inflammation, and diaphragmatic irritation caused by residual carbon-dioxide in the peritoneal cavity.

Multimodal efforts like parenteral opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or local wound infiltration have been done to reduce overall pain and benefit post-operative conditions of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries. Despite their efficacy, with all parenteral medications, there are associated adverse effects.

Intraperitoneal local anesthetic is a safe and effective analgesic approach which used to control pain after laparoscopic surgery. Many authors have evaluated the role of IP local anesthetic administration in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Dexmedetomidine (alpha-2 adrenergic agonists) has become one of the frequently used drugs in anesthesia as it has been reported to provide analgesia, anxiolysis, and an anesthetic-sparing action with minimal respiratory depression plus its sedative effect that mimics natural sleep. Dexmedetomidine can used safely both intravenous and plus bupivacaine in different nerve block.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy who meet the known criteria for bariatric procedures (BMI ≥ 40 or 35 with comorbidities related to obesity or obesity for more than 5 years with all efforts to reduce weight failing).

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Cardiac patients, 2. patients with known allergy to bupivacaine, 3. prolonged administration of NSAIDS or other analgesics due to chronic pain of any reason, 4. severe renal and hepatic diseases, 5. on antihypertensive medication with any α2 adrenergic agonists, e.g., clonidine or beta blockers 6. heart block.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

intraperitoneal local anesthetic instillation (40 ml bupivacaine 0.25%) through the trocar with intravenous infusion of 50 ml normal saline over 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation

IV dexmedetomidine group

Experimental group

Description:

intraperitoneal local anesthetic instillation (40 ml bupivacaine 0.25%) through the trocar with intravenous infusion of 50 ml normal saline containing dexmedetomidine 1 ug/kg over 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation

IP dexmedetomidine group

Experimental group

Description:

intraperitoneal anesthetic instillation (40 ml total volume containing bupivacaine 0.25% with dexmedetomidine 1 ug/kg) through the trocar with intravenous infusion of 50 ml normal saline over 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Procedure: intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation