Ultrasonography-guided and Surgical Rectus Sheath Block in Single-port Access Laparoscopy

Summary

Rectus sheath block is effective in reducing pain in the peri-umbilical region, and the use of ultrasonography is recommended to perform the block at the precise location. Recently, intra-operative rectus sheath block has also been introduced without the aid of ultrasonography. However, no study has not yet compared the analgesic effects of these two different approaches (ultrasonography-guided vs direct surgical). Thus, the aim of our study is to compare the effect of ultrasonography-guided and direct-surgical rectus sheath block after single-port access laparoscopy in benign ovary cyst patients.

Timeline

Start

2015-05

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2017-05

Publications

• Background Crosbie EJ, Massiah NS, Achiampong JY, Dolling S, Slade RJ. The surgical rectus sheath block for post-operative analgesia: a modern approach to an established technique. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2012 Feb;160(2):196-200. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.10.015. Epub 2011 Nov 21.
• Background Osaka Y, Kashiwagi M, Nagatsuka Y, Oosaku M, Hirose C. [Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block for upper abdominal surgery]. Masui. 2010 Aug;59(8):1039-41. Japanese.

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Indications

No indication recorded.