Using the spermatic cord block has been of great advantage, as it has been cost saving, efficient technique whether used inon its own or combination with a sedative or . Furthermore, it provides minimal cardiac risks, early case ambulation, satisfactory postoperative pain control, as well as a reduced hospital stay and cost. one of the major drawbacks of spermatic cord block is being a single injection technique, leading to a short postoperative analgesia duration. So, to overcome this flaw some adjuvants were proven to prolong the analgesia duration as neostigmine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
112
spermatic cord block by 19 ml Levobupivacaine 0.5% plus 1 ml 0.9 normal saline in each side
spermatic cord block by 19 ml Levobupivacaine 0.5% plus 1 ml neostigmine 500 μg in each side .
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Cairo, Egypt
Time from end of surgery to the first postoperative analgesic request
(duration of the block).
Time frame: UP TO 24 HOURE
visual analog scale
visual analog scale ; 0 is bad / 10: is good
Time frame: UP TO 24 HOURE
spermatic cord block time
The mean time needed to perform spermatic cord block
Time frame: UP TO 1 HOURE
Incidence of complications
complications
Time frame: up to 24 hours
Postoperative analgesic use
amount of Acetaminophen used postoperative
Time frame: up to 24 hours
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