Adequate postoperative pain management is essential for improving patient comfort and recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the external oblique intercostal block compared with port-site infiltration in terms of pain scores and opioid consumption during the first 24 hours after surgery.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 18-75 undergoing elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)classification I-III patients.
* Patients who can use PCA.
* Patients who will sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
* They will refuse to participate.
* They will have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m2.
* They will have contraindications to peripheral nerve blocks (e.g., coagulopathy, abnormal INR, thrombocytopenia, local or systemic infection).
* They will have clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
* They will have severe hepatic, renal, or respiratory dysfunction. They will have known drug allergies.
* They will have a history of substance abuse.
* They will have chronic opioid use, defined as regular use of ≥15 mg oral morphine equivalent per day for at least 30 consecutive days within the past 3 months.
* They will have chronic pain syndromes (e.g., fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy, or chronic low back pain).
* They will have neuropsychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment that precludes effective communication with the investigators.
What they're measuring
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Cumulative opioid consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery