The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic outcomes (time to first analgesic request, total amount of analgesic consumption, and pain scores) following the ultrasound-guided subcoracoid tunnel block or costoclavicular block for elderly patients undergoing distal upper limb surgeries.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
70
The probe will be placed with its proximal end towards the mid-clavicular point and distal end with a marker towards the apex of the axilla. A medial tilt of the probe will demonstrate the posterior and medial cords, while a slight lateral tilt of the probe will demonstrate the lateral cord. The needle entry point at the distal end of the probe will be marked. By using the in-plane technique, the needle will be advanced from a caudal to cephalad direction. The probe will be tilted medially, and the needle will be advanced to position its tip above the posterior or medial cord. The probe will be tilted laterally. The needle tip will be repositioned above the lateral cord, and the LA will be injected
. The key anatomical structures will be identified under ultrasound: the pectoralis major muscle, subclavius muscle, and three brachial plexus cords (lateral, medial, and posterior) clustered tightly lateral to the axillary artery, along with the axillary artery and vein. The needle will be inserted by the in-plane technique from lateral to medial. The needle tip will be advanced through subcutaneous tissue and subclavius, aiming to land in the costoclavicular fascial plane between the cords, ideally between the lateral and posterior cords and superficial to the medial cord, without traversing neural structure by multipoint strategy, and local anesthesia will be injected.
faculty of medicine,zagazig university Egypt
Zagazig, Egypt
the onset time of sensory block
the time interval between the end of total local anesthetic administration and complete sensory block
Time frame: 5 minutes after the block
block performance time
Time frame: time of performance of the block
3. Time of first rescue analgesia(naluphine)
Time frame: 24 hours postoperative
Pain intensity
10-point NRS \[(0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain), 1-3: Mild pain (nagging, annoying, slightly interfering with activities of daily living (ADLs), 4 - 6: Moderate pain (significantly interfering with ADLs, 7 - 10: Severe pain (disabling, unable to perform ADLs)\]
Time frame: basal, one, 2, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, and 24 hours postoperative
patient's satisfaction
The patients will be asked to rate the overall degree of satisfaction of the analgesia by using a 5-points likert-like verbal scale (1 = very dissatisfied analgesia, 2 = dissatisfied analgesia, and 3 = neutral, 4=satisfied analgesia, and 5=very satisfied analgesia)
Time frame: 24 hours postoperative
Incidence of block complications
hematoma formation or paresthesia or local anesthetic systemic toxicity.
Time frame: first 24 hours postoperative
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