Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Rectus Sheath Block After Cesarean Delivery

Kocaeli University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Rectus sheath block; Procedure: Transversus abdominis plane block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03811067

KAEK 2017/348

Details and patient eligibility

About

Importance of effective postoperative pain management is well known. The undesired effects of pain can be prevented with multimodal analgesia for the patient. Overall, for cesarean delivery, interaction between the mother and her newborn baby can be provided earlier. Many regional anesthesia techniques can be prefferred after cesarean delivery. Aim of the study is to compare the postoperative analgesia effects of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block after elective cesarean delivery.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

ASA I-II patients Patients undergo elective cesarean delivery Gestation period between 37-40 weeks

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

TAP group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Transversus abdominis plane block administered group

Treatment:

Procedure: Transversus abdominis plane block

RS group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Rectus sheath block administered group

Treatment:

Procedure: Rectus sheath block