Ultrasound-guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-04-20
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Abdominal wall hernias are common, with a prevalence of 1.7% for all ages and 4% for those aged over 45 years. Inguinal hernias account for 75% of abdominal wall hernias, with a lifetime risk of 27% in men and 3% in women. Repair of inguinal hernia is one of the most common operations in general surgery

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Egymedicalpedia
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Levobupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. all patients undergoing elective or emergent unilateral inguinal hernia repair

2. Patients scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia repair

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient refusal.

2. Contraindication to neuraxial block.

3. neuromuscular diseases (as myopathies, myasthenia gravies).

4. Hematological diseases, bleeding or coagulation abnormality.

5. Uncontrolled Psychiatric diseases,

6. Local skin infection and sepsis at site of the block.

7. Known intolerance to the study drugs.

8. Body Mass Index > 40 Kg/m2,

9. Unstable cardiovascular condition