Comparison of TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane) and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Analgesia of Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center90 enrolled

Overview

TAP was recommended by PROSPECT for further investigation as an appropriate analgesic method after open herniorrhaphy. Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block is one of the oldest methods of analgesia. The researchers wish to investigate whether the TAP block is as effective as the ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Preoperative Ultrasound Guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric BlockPROCEDURE

Preoperative Ultrasound Guided Posterior TAP BlockPROCEDURE

Patient controlled analgesiaDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing elective primary unilateral open tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to consent to the study * BMI more than 40 * Skin infection near injection site * Chronic hepatic or renal failure * Peripheral neuropathy * Proven opioid dependency * Coagulopathy * Thrombocytopenia * Dementia * Lack of orientation * Impossibility to understand VAS * Patients suffering from chronic pain

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, Israel

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

postoperative pain

Intensity of pain in rest and during movement at the operation day and 2 days postoperaive.

Time frame: 2 days postoperatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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