CompletedNot Applicable

Cutaneous Sensory Block Area of the Subcostal Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Denmark30 participantsStarted 2022-02-15

Plain-language summary

Patients planned for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy received a peroperative ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block (USTAP) at the beginning of the procedure. At T90 minutes after the end of anaesthesia the cutaneous sensory block area (CSBA) was measured using cold sensation and mapped with a sterile marker. The CSBA was photodocumented and the area calculated.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Planned for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, age 18 or older, written and verbal consent Exclusion Criteria: * Non-compliant due to language or psychiatric disease, previous surgery to the upper abdomen, incisional hernia, pregnancy, sensory deficit of the abdomen or thorax.

What they're measuring

Cutaneous Sensory Block Area

Timeframe: 90 minutes postoperatively or 150 minutes after US-TAP application

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05826093

SponsorNordsjaellands Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-10

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