Status:
COMPLETED
Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Added to Levobupivacaine for Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Transversus Abdominis Block
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-75 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The perioperative management of pain following lower abdominal surgery can pose a challenge to anesthesia providers. Conventional practice has involved the use of opioids as well as neuraxial analgesi...
Detailed Description
One method used in this multimodal approach is the transversus abdominis plane block. This block, as first described by Rafi. in 2001, provides analgesia to the anterolateral abdominal wall. In 2007, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA physical status II-III,
- scheduled for uncomplicated elective paraumbilical hernia repair.
Exclusion
- Patient refusal to participate in the study
- Patients with coagulopathy or under anticoagulation therapy.
- Infection near the site of needle insertion.
- Body mass index \> 40kg/m2
- Patients with any neurological or neuromuscular disorder or history of seizures.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03778671
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
December 1 2019
Last Update
October 18 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Assiut governorate
Asyut, Egypt