The Perioperative Analgesic Efficiency of Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in Patients With Thyroidectomy

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Block

Treatments: Procedure: Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02680353

15-KAEK-055

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the postoperative analgesic efficiency of bilateral superficial plexus block, patients are divided into two groups. Study group received bilateral superficial plexus block, where control had none. Visual analog scale, opioid consumption and presence of nausea-vomiting are recorded.

Full description

Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block has successfully been demonstrated to provide an efficient analgesia in patients with thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, carotis end-arterectomy. The present study is aimed to investigate the intraoperative hemodynamic responses, anesthetic and analgesic consumption, and postoperative recovery quality of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block in patients with total thyroidectomy. After approval, patients enrolled in the study is invited to complete the Pain Catastrophizing Scale questionnaire. Patients are divided into two groups by computer-based randomization technique as control and study group. After standard monitorization, anesthesia induction and tracheal intubation, bilateral superficial cervical plexus block is performed to study group and no intervention to control group. At the end of the operation all patients received paracetamol 1 gr intravenous. In postoperative period, visual analog scale values, opioid consumption, presence of nausea-vomiting, anti-emetic usage or any other complications are recorded.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Over 18 years of age
• Planned to undergo thyroidectomy
• An American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

• Severe cardiovascular disease
• Psychiatric diseases
• Difficult intubation
• Rejected to participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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47 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients received bilateral superficial cervical plexus block before operation

Treatment:

Procedure: Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients received no intervention before operation