AIM OF STUDY:
Comparison between effect of external oblique intercostal plane block and the Oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in paraumbilical hernia repair as analgesia for intraoperative and postoperative pain.
Age between 18 and 65 years with a body mass index (BMI) of 18-35 kg/m2
patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I/II
Patients scheduled for elective paraumbilical hernia
1-Known hypersensitivity to the study drugs. 2-Body Mass Index > 40 kg/m2. 3- Inability to accurately describe postoperative pain to investigators. 4-Opioid tolerance or dependence. 5-Preexisting history of chronic pain. 6-History of renal, liver, cardiac, neuropsychiatric disorder problems. 7-Bleeding or coagulation abnormality. 8-Patients who received any analgesic 24 h before surgery 9-Patients who have difficulty understanding the study protocol