NCT06056479

Efficacy Of Ultrasound Guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block for Subcostal Nephrectomy

Efficacy Of Ultrasound Guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Subcostal Nephrectomy: A Randomised Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Menoufia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups using a computer program. Group A: will receive external oblique intercostal block after induction. Group B: will receive postoperative morphine per patient request.

Detailed description

General anaesthesia induction will be achieved using fentanyl 1µg/kg (IV), propofol 2mg/kg (IV), and0.5mg/kg of IV Atracurium. General anaesthesia will be maintained with mechanical ventilation with isoflurane with O2 \\ Air mixture. During anaesthesia maintenance Intraoperatively, if BP or heart rate (HR) increase more than 20% from baseline, intravenous morphine will be given to stabilize the patients' haemodynamics. All patients will receive 1g intravenous paracetamol and 4mg ondansetron 8mg dexamethasone.

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	external oblique intercostal block	20 ml of bupivacaine 0.25% will be administered by US into external oblique intercostal plane at the level of sixth rib space .

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-25
• Primary completion: 2024-02-10
• Completion: 2024-02-25
• First posted: 2023-09-28
• Last updated: 2025-09-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt