NCT01204892

Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Bilateral Tranversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Versus Local Anesthetic Infiltration

Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients Receiving Bilateral Ultrasound-guided Transverse Abdominis Plane Block Compared With Local Anesthetic Infiltration of Trochar Insertion Sites With Ropivacaine 0.5%

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose if to find out if analgesia with bilateral ultrasound-guided Tranversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block with Ropivacaine 0.5% is better than analgesia with local infiltration of trochar sites with Ropivacaine 0.5% in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Our hypothesis is that in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, bilateral TAP blocks will reduce postoperative pain scores when compared to conventional postoperative pain control with local infiltration of trochar insertion sites.

Detailed description

The purpose if to find out if analgesia with bilateral ultrasound-guided Tranversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block with Ropivacaine 0.5% is better than analgesia with local infiltration of trochar sites with Ropivacaine 0.5% in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Our hypothesis is that in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, bilateral TAP blocks will reduce postoperative pain scores when compared to conventional postoperative pain control with local infiltration of trochar insertion sites.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	TAP Block	Patient will received bilateral ultrasound-guided TAP block with total of 30 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% after induction of general anesthesia
PROCEDURE	Local infiltration	20 ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% will be injected at port sites after induction of general anesthesia. 7 ml each for 10 mm ports, 3 ml each of 5 mm ports

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-05-01
• First posted: 2010-09-17
• Last updated: 2012-07-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States