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NCT Number: NCT05614921

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block vs. Wound Infiltration for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

The morbidity and mortality associated with being overweight or obese have been known to the medical profession since Hippocrates, more than 2500 years ago.

Pain that develops following bariatric surgery may prolong recovery time. Most morbidly obese patients have obstructive sleep apnea and cardiac comorbidities. In these patients, prolonged postoperative pain may cause early ambulation and delay performing deep breathing exercises.

Using regional anesthetic techniques results in less opioid use and better pain management. External oblique internal costal block; It is a new block that provides dermatomal sensory blockage involving T6-T10 in the anterior axillary line and T6-T9 in the midline. It can be used as part of multimodal analgesia in laparoscopic cases.

There is no study in the literature regarding the use of external oblique plane block in bariatric surgery yet.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Atatürk University

Erzurum, 25100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-III patients
  • Laparoscopic Obesity surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • Chronic pain bleeding disorders renal or hepatic insufficiency patients on chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications emergency cases

Treatment and study plan

ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block

Other

ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block 30 ml local anesthetic each side

Wound infiltration

Other

5 ml local anesthetic for each trocar side

Primary outcomes

  1. Postoperative opioid consumption

    Time frame: first 24 hours

    First 24 hours total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Visual analog pain score

    Time frame: postextubation 0-24 hours

    Post operative pain will be evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of 0-10 (0= no pain and 10= worst imaginable pain)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ataturk University

Other

Collaborators

  • Bursa City Hospital
  • Erzurum City Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Ultrasound Guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block vs. Wound Infiltration for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Prospective Randomized Study

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 14, 2022
Registry last updated
May 31, 2023

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