Subarachnoid Block With Ultrasound-Guided Transversalis Fascia Plane Block for Cesarean Section

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Postoperative pain management is critical for the fulfillment of the maternal duties. The transversalis fascia plane (TFP) block provides adequate postoperative analgesia in the T12 and L1 dermatomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the TFP block on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores in patients undergoing cesarean section (CS) under spinal anesthesia.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged between 18 and 45

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical score I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who received general anesthesia

• hypersensitivity to the agents to be used

• body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m2

• coagulopathy

• local infections

• opioid addiction

• pregnancy-related hypertension or diabetes mellitus