Ultrasound-guided Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block for Elective Caesarean Section.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
ECS is a very common procedure. A 1-year retrospective survey revealed a vast opioid
consumption among the new mothers of approximately (mean±SD) 35±25 mg of oral morphine in the
first 24 postoperative hours despite a multimodal analgesic regimen. The adverse effects of
morphine are well known and include postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), itching,
fatigue, constipation, confusion, respiratory depression and delayed mobilization. These
adverse effects are unsound for the new mothers as well as the breast-fed, newborn children.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of bilateral Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum (TQL)
block in reducing postoperative morphine consumption and pain.