Quadratus Luborum Block Using Bupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine-Dexamethasone in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2020-09-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of transmuscular Quadratus
Lumborum block using Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine- Dexamethasone in providing analgesia in
patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Because postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery is complex, specialists suggest that
effective analgesic treatment should be a multimodal support. Quadratus lumborum block (QLB)
is a new abdominal truncal block for controlling somatic pain in both the upper and lower
abdomen. Dexamethasone, through its anti-inflammatory and blocking effects on neural
discharge, and nociceptor C fibers transmission could be used as a local anesthetic adjuvant.