Comparison of Intraoperative Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion and Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Post-operative Analgesia Following Laproscopic Cholecystectomy

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-01-17
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is aimed to determine the post operative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy by dividing patients into three different group. Group A will receive lidocaine 2mg/kg bolus at induction followed by 1.5mg/kg/hr infusion. Group B will receive bilateral subcostal TAP block with 0.375% 20ml Ropivicaine on each side. Group C will not receive any additional pain regime apart from the routine intraoperative analgesics. Pain score will be assessed post operatively for 24 hours at regular intervals using visual analog score.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
• Treatments: Lidocaine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age group (18-65)

• Undergoing elective Laproscopic Cholecystectomy

• ASA status I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participation in any other trial

• Known hypersensitivity to study medications

• Chronic Opioid used

• Seizure disorder