Objective: To determine the effectiveness and safety of IV sedation combined with ultrasound-guided, left side transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus combination with local anesthetic (LA) infiltration for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. Background: The procedure used to be done with general anesthesia or IV sedation with LA infiltration, but the use of IV sedation with TAP block may be another option. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective randomized study including 60 patients, requiring long-term nutritional support, underwent the PEG procedure at the GIT endoscopy unit at our Hospital. Patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups, in group A; procedures were performed with IV midazolam and propofol-based sedation combined with ultrasound-guided, left side TAP block, while in group B; procedures were performed with IV midazolam and propofol-based sedation with LA infiltration.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
60
IV midazolam and propofol-based sedation combined with ultrasound-guided, left side TAP block
IV midazolam and propofol-based sedation with Local Anesthetic infiltration
Damanhour Teaching Hospital
Damanhūr, El-Beheira, Egypt
Successful completion of the operation
Successful placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Tube
Time frame: 20 minutes after introducing the endoscope in the patient mouth
Mean and Standard deviation of Heart Rate (beat/minute)(mean±SD)
After patients entered the endoscopy room (T0), 10 minutes after beginning of operation (T1), and at PACU (T2)
Time frame: 30 minutes after patients entered the endoscopy room
Mean and Standard deviation of Blood Pressure (mmHg)(mean±SD)
After patients entered the endoscopy room (T0), 10 minutes after beginning of operation (T1), and at PACU (T2)
Time frame: 30 minutes after patients entered the endoscopy room
Mean and Standard deviation of Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) (%)(mean±SD)
After patients entered the endoscopy room (T0), 10 minutes after beginning of operation (T1), and at PACU (T2)
Time frame: 30 minutes after patients entered the endoscopy room
Number of participants and Rate of Anesthesia-related Complications
Number of participants and Rate of: Hypertension or Hypotension (increase or decrease in blood pressure by 20% from baseline); Tachycardia (Heart Rate \> 100 beat/minute) or Bradycardia (Heart Rate \< 60 beat/minute); Any cardiac arrhythmias; Hypoxemia (Oxygen desaturation, SpO2 \< 90%), Failure of TAP block, Local Anesthetic toxicity, Intraperitoneal injection and Bowel injury
Time frame: 24 hours after the end of operation
Median and Range of Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
NPRS measures the severity of pain, it is a 11 point scale from 0-10; where 0=No pain and 10=Worst possible pain (2 hours, and 24 hours after operation)
Time frame: 24 hours after the end of operation
Mean and Standard deviation of Hospital stay duration (hour)(mean±SD)
Time interval from entering the hospital till discharge
Time frame: 48 hours after entering the endoscopy unit
Number of participants and Rate of Patients' Satisfaction of the service
YES/NO questionnaire for Patients' Satisfaction of the service
Time frame: 48 hours after entering the endoscopy unit
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