Analgesia for Thyroidectomy Using Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block With Bupivacaine Only or Adding Ketorolac to it.

Sohag University46 enrolled

Overview

Thyroidectomy is considered a common operation with moderate to severe postoperative pain in some patients. Patients are divided into two groups. Bupivacaine group received bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) with 10 ml of bupivacaine (0.25%) and 1 ml of normal saline on each side and the Bupivacaine Ketorolac group received (BSCPB) with 10 ml of bupivacaine (0.25%) and 1 ml of ketorolac (15 mg) on each side.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Thyroid Goiter Thyroid Nodule

Interventions

BupivacainDRUG

analgesic

KetorolacDRUG

analgesia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 50 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 20-50 years * ASA I-II patients * Patients going to do thyroid surgeries under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Known history of sensitivity to the drug used in the study * Drug abuse * Infection at the site of the block * Presence of coagulopathy

Locations (1)

Sohag University Faculty of Medicine

Sohag, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

1st analgesic requirement

The first time of supplemental analgesic need postoperatively

Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

analgesic consumption

total analgesic consumption

Time frame: 24 hours

postoperative pain

visual analogue scale(0-10) 0=no pain and 10=severe intolerable pain

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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