Bilateral Recto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block in Epigastric Hernia Repair

N/ACompletedNCT06092073

Tanta University40 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety bilateral recto-intercostal fascial plane block (RIFPB) in epigastric hernia.

Epigastric hernias are usually occult in obese patients, and their symptoms may mimic peptic ulcer or gallbladder disease . Hernia repair is associated with considerable postoperative pain. The recto-intercostal fascial plane block (RIFPB) is a new novel approach that was developed by Tulgar et al., 2023 who hypothesized that when we inject a local anesthetic into the interfacial plane just inferolateral to the xiphoid, between the rectus abdominis muscle and the 6-7th costal cartilages (hence, between the cartilages and the intercostal muscles between them), blockade of the anterior branches of the nerves passing through this area can be guaranteed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Recto-intercostal Fascial Plane Block Epigastric Hernia Analgesia

Interventions

recto-intercostal fascial plane blockPROCEDURE

Patients will receive bilateral recto-intercostal fascial plane block using 20 mL of bupivacaine 0.25% on each side.

bupivacaineDRUG

bupivacaine 0.25%

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-65 years. * Both sexes. * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-II. * Scheduled for elective epigastric hernia repair. Exclusion Criteria: * Obese patients with body mass index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2. * Patients with a large hernia containing bowel. * Patients with local anesthetic allergy.

Locations (1)

Tanta University

Tanta, El-Gharbia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to the 1st rescue analgesia

Rescue analgesia in the form of 3 mg of IV morphine will be given if the numeric rating scale (NRS) score \> 3. NRS (0 represents "no pain" while 10 represents "the worst pain imaginable").

Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary Outcomes

Total morphine consumption in the 1st 24hr

Rescue analgesia in the form of 3 mg of IV morphine will be given if the numeric rating scale (NRS) score\> 3.

Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively

Pain score

Each patient will be instructed about postoperative pain assessment with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score. NRS (0 represents "no pain" while 10 represents "the worst pain imaginable"). Postoperative pain using NRS at rest and during coughing or movement will be measured at PACU, 2h. 4hr, 6h, 8h, 12h, 18h and 24h postoperative

Time frame: 24 hours postoperatively

Intraoperative fentanyl consumption

Additional bolus doses of fentanyl 1 µg/kg IV will be given if there is increase in heart rate or mean arterial blood pressure more than 20% of the base line (after exclusion of other causes than pain).

Time frame: Intraoperatively.

Intraoperative mean arterial pressure

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) will be recorded preoperative, before performing of block, and every 15 min till the end of surgery.

Time frame: Till the end of surgery.

Intraoperative heart rate

Heart rate (HR) will be recorded preoperative, before performing of block, and every 15 min till the end of surgery.

Time frame: Till the end of surgery.

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