Total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) is a major surgical procedure after which significant post-operative pain and discomfort are anticipated. Abdominal field blocks have been followed for many years and extensively used for pain management following abdominal surgeries such as laparotomies and appendicectomies. Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)-first recently described for the treatment of thoracic neuropathic pain, is a peri-paravertebral regional anesthesia technique that has since been reported as an effective technique for prevention of postoperative pain in various surgeries. Intrathecal opioid administration is an attractive analgesic technique since the opioid is injected directly into the cerebrospinal fluid, close to the structures of the central nervous system where the opioid acts.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
120
General anesthesia using intravenous fentanyl (1µgm/kg) and patients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided ESPB by the an experienced anesthetist in US regional blocks, with each block 20 mL of bupivacaine 0.25%
General anesthesia using intravenous fentanyl (1µgm/kg) and patients will receive intra thecal morphine with spinal needle 25G, 3 ml containing 300 ug preservative free morphine
Patients will receive general anesthesia using intravenous fentanyl (1µgm/kg)
Ain-Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
The time for requirement of first rescue analgesic (min)
The time for requirement of first rescue analgesic (min)
Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively
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