Rhomboid intercostal block (RIB) is a new interfascial plane block describe by Elsharkawy et al. in 2016. The region described is understood because the triangle of auscultation that's bounded medially by inferior a part of the trapezius, inferiorly by the superior border of latissimus dorsi, and laterally by the medial border of the scapula. In this ultrasound-guided block, the local anaesthetic drug is run between the rhomboid major and therefore the intercostal fascia at the extent of T6-T7 and provides analgesia of T3-T8 dermatomes
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
60
Rhomboid Intercostal and Sub-Serratus block under ultrasound guidance
Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt
nalbuphine consumption i
Postoperative nalbuphine consumption
Time frame: 24 hours
nalbuphine consumption.
intraoperative nalbuphine consumption.
Time frame: 2 hours
Patient's satisfaction
using 1-4 scales (1, bad; 2, moderate; 3, good; 4, excellent;
Time frame: 24 hours
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