Combined Subcostal and Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery

ConditionsSubcostal Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Postoperative Analgesia Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined subcostal and lateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) for postoperative analgesia versus thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) in patients undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years.

Both sexes.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III.

Scheduled for major abdominal surgeries including: (e.g., gastrectomy, colectomy, hepatectomy, cystectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, Nephrectomy, pancreatectomy).

Disqualifiers

Intraoperative hemodynamic instability.

History or evidence of coagulopathy.

Infection or abdominal wall masses at injection site.

Morbid obesity.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Subcostal and lateral transversus abdominis plane block
Thoracic epidural anesthesia

Treatment groups

50 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

Assiut University71515, Asyut Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Assiut University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov