Continuous TQL Block for Elective Cesarean Section

Phase 4 Completed 32 enrolled Zealand University Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether it is possible to prolong time to first opioid with the TQL block by inserting catheters bilaterally, providing continuous analgesia, in patients undergoing elective CS. Our hypothesis is that it will be possible to significantly extend time to first opioid with the blockade by 66.6%, increasing it from a mean of 5.6 hours to a mean of 10 hours.

Timeline

Start: 2018-09-04
Primary completion: 2020-04-08
Completion: 2020-04-08

Publications

Steingrimsdottir GE, Hansen CK, Borglum J. Ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum catheters for elective caesarean section: A protocol for a single-centre, double-blind randomised trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2020 Sep;64(8):1218-1223. doi: 10.1111/aas.13601. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.2 %	—

Indications

No indication recorded.