laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is often accompanied by moderate-to-severe postoperative pain. opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) consists of a variety of non-opioid narcotic drugs and techniques.
opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) can control postoperative pain effectively and reduce opioid drug consumption. The external oblique intercostal plane (EOI) block is easy to perform and may provide effective analgesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
70
Patients will receive ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane (EOI) block added to an opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) protocol
Patients will receive an opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) protocol
the amount of fentanyl consumption used for pain relief in the first six hours after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) under general anesthesia
Assessed in microgram
Time frame: The first six hours after surgery
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