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About this trial

This study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy, duration of analgesia, and overall opioid consumption between the external oblique intercostal plane (EOIP) block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age from 18 to 65 years.

Both genders.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I or II

Body mass index (BMI) between 30-50 kg/m².

Disqualifiers

Patient refusal.

Allergy to local anesthetics.

Coagulation disorders or anticoagulant therapy.

Local infection or scar at the injection site.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • External oblique intercostal plane block
  • Subcostal transversus abdominis plane block

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Benha University13518, BanhāBenha, Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Benha University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov