The laparoscopic approach has become the gold standard for many abdominal surgical procedures, including cholecystectomy. Compared to laparotomy, laparoscopy allows smaller incisions, reduces perioperative stress response, reduces postoperative pain, and results in shorter recovery time. However, anaesthesia concerns in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery are different from patients undergoing open abdominal surgery. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the external oblique intercostal block, which is a new block, on postoperative pain score and opioid consumption.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block 20 ml local anesthetic each side
ultrasound guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plan Block Group 20 ml local anesthetic each side
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
Postoperative opioid consumption
First 24 hours total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia
Time frame: first 24 hours
Visual analog pain score
Post operative pain will be evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of 0-10 (0= no pain and 10= worst imaginable pain)
Time frame: postextubation 0-24 hours
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