Comparing the Effects of M-TAPA and TAP Block on Postoperative Analgesia in TAH
Postoperative Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Postoperative Pain focused on measuring m-tapa, tap block, total abdominal hysterectomy, regional anesthesia, postoperative pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients older than 35 years of age who underwent open total abdominal hysterectomy under general anesthesia and were American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II-III according to the ASA risk classification. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who did not give consent, patients with coagulopathy, patients with signs of infection at the block application site, patients using anticoagulants, patients with local anesthetic drug allergies, patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, patients with unstable hemodynamics, patients who could not cooperate during postoperative pain assessment
Sites / Locations
- Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
M-TAPA block
TAP block
Control
Patients had bilateral M-TAPA block with 0.25% bupivacaine (total volume of 40 ml) at the end of the surgery for postoperative pain control.
Patients had bilateral TAP block with 0.25% bupivacaine (total volume of 40 ml) at the end of the surgery for postoperative pain control.
Control group patients were not subjected to any block or local infiltration anesthesia. Their postoperative pain was relieved with tramadol (intravenous) administration.