Comparative Study of Ultrasound-guided Paravertebral Block Versus Intravenous Tramadol in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Paravertebral block has been widely used for analgesia. The aim of this study,comparison of the effect of ultrasound-guided paravertebral block versus intravenous tramadol for postoperative pain control in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cukurova University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Tramadol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 53 patients scheduled for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL),

• 18-70 years of age,

• weight between 50-100 kg,

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II were included

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria were refusals by patients,

• coagulation abnormalities,

• patients with spinal deformity,

• cutaneous infection at the injection site and

• a known allergy to drugs.