Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block as Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Cancer Surgery.

Mansoura University

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 3

Conditions: Abdominal Cancer

Treatments: Other: quadratus lumborum; Other: transversus abdominis plane

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05533424

R.22.08.1787

Details and patient eligibility

About

Abdominal surgery is usually associated with severe postoperative pain. The transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block is considered an effective means for pain control in such cases. The quadratus lumborum (QL) block is another option for the management of postoperative pain.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of quadrates lumborum blocks and Transversus abdominis plane blocks for pain management after abdominal cancer surgery.

Full description

Postoperative pain is severe in patients undergoing abdominal surgery, and severe pain not only affects the rate of recovery of patients but also induces a series of pathophysiological reactions. Therefore, it is very important for perioperative patients to have a safe and effective pain management model. Although classic postoperative analgesia methods can provide effective pain relief after surgery, their administration has a well-defined risk of side effects. Recently, with the rise in enhanced recovery after surgery, nerve blocks have become the key link in multimodal analgesic regimes.

As effective constituents of multimode analgesia, quadratus lumborum (QL) block and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block are mainly used for postoperative analgesia in abdominal surgery.

Aim of this study is to compare between the analgesic effecacy of quadrates lumborum block and transverses abdominal plane block

Enrollment: 98 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients included in the study, aged 20-60 years,
• with ASA Physical Status Class I and II,
• scheduled for abdominal cancer surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• infection at injection site,
• allergy to local anesthetics,
• coagulation disorders,
• physical or mental diseases which could interfere with the evaluation of pain scores
• kidney failure or liver failure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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98 participants in 2 patient groups

Group quadratus lumborum

Active Comparator group

Description:

the patient will be positioned supine with lateral tilt , and the transducer was placed at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine and moved cranially until the three abdominal wall muscles were clearly identified. The external oblique muscle was followed posterolaterally until its posterior border was visualized . The probe was tilted down to identify a bright hyperechoic line that represented the middle layer of the thoracolumbar fascia. The needle will be inserted in plane from anterolateral to posteromedial. The needle tip was placed between the thoracolumbar fascia and the QL muscle, and after negative aspiration, the correct position of the needle was proved by injection of 5 mL of normal saline to confirm the space with a hypoechoic image and hydrodissection. An injection of 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine was applied

Treatment:

Other: quadratus lumborum

Group transversus abdominis plane

Active Comparator group

Description:

the probe will located between the iliac crest and the lower costal margin in the anterior axillary line at the level of umbilicus, and the layers of abdominal wall were identified (external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis muscles). In-plane technique was used and the tip of the needle was inserted between the internal oblique and transverse abdominis muscles. After negative aspiration (to exclude intravascular injection), 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine was injected. The same technique will be performed on the other side

Treatment:

Other: transversus abdominis plane