Permanent Celiac Plexus Block: Comparison of Pain Score in Unilateral and Bilateral Posterior Percutaneous Approach
Status:
COMPLETED
Trial end date:
2023-03-15
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Summary
The goal of this prospective, interventional, non-randomized study was to compare pain score in unilateral and bilateral posterior percutaneous neurolytic celiac plexus block (NCPB) in upper abdominal cancer patients.
The main questions it aimed to answer are:
1. Whether unilateral or bilateral NCPB technique has a better pain relief
2. Was there any difference in terms of complication rates between these two approaches All participants were having upper abdominal cancer whether operated or non-operable cancer were given a unilateral or bilateral neurolytic celiac plexus block.
Pain scores and adverse events at multiple time points post-procedure were recorded.