The current study aims to determine if transverse abdominis plane block using local anesthetic agents (bupivacaine 0.25% + Ropivacaine 0.20%) decreases the post operative pain and helps in early mobilization or discharge from hospital in patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
Patients meeting inclusion criteria would be randomised after admission. Those patients in experimental arm shall receive the TAP block under USG guidance while those in control arm do not receive any block. Surgery shall be proceeded in the usual manner in all the patients and assessment for pain starts in the immediate post operative or recovery room after the patient is completely conscious. The total amount of analgesic required by the patient is measured. Pain assessment is done using the visual analog scale (VAS) at regular intervals until follow up review.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
90
Transverse abdominis plane block is given under ultrasound guidance during laparoscopic ventral hernia surgery
No block administered during Laparoscopic ventral hernia surgery
Gem hospital and research centre
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Post operative cumulative analgesic requirement
The amount of analgesic required by the patient during hospital stay
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Post-operative hospital stay
The time taken to get discharged from the hospital
Time frame: 7 days from primary surgery
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