Qudratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic Prostatectomy.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-10-21
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Laparoscopic prostatectomy (LP) is characterized by substantial tissue trauma, despite its
minimally -invasive approach. Although postoperative pain intensity is lower when compared to
open procedures, the use of opioids is common. Retrospective review of available LP cases
revealed that although analgesic demand varied, nearly all of our LP patients required
opioids postoperatively. Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB), being one of relatively
new features of regional anesthesia, offers good analgesia of abdominal wall, with the
potential for control of visceral pain. This study was established to evaluate its
effectiveness in alleviating pain after radical prostatectomy in a double - blind, placebo -
controlled manner.