COMPARISON OF PLAIN BLOCKS FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT IN GYNECOLOGICAL ABDOMINAL SURGERIES

Launched by CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY · Jun 12, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Patients will be randomly assigned into four groups using a computer-generated randomization method. According to group allocation, patients will receive the following interventions before extubation under ultrasound (US) guidance except control group:

Group E (n=20): Bilateral erector spinae plane (ESP) block will be performed with 40 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine (20 ml on each side) at the T12 level, approximately 3-4 cm laterally from the midline, in the neurofascial plane between the transverse processes and the erector spinae muscle.

Group Q (n=20): Bilateral quadratus lumborum block (QLB...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • aged between 18 and 69 years, with ASA 1-2 score scheduled to undergo major gynecological abdominal surgery
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • ASA score 3 or above, patients younger than 18 or older than 69 years, patients with bleeding disorders or using anticoagulants, patients with a body mass index over 40, patients with known allergies to any drugs used in the study, and patients who could not or did not wish to use Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) device