Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of SPSIPB and ESPB in Anterior Cervical Discectomy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorAnkara Etlik City Hospital

About this trial

Anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed for complaints of pain, numbness or loss of strength due to cervical disc disease. With this operation, pressure due to herniation on the upper neck area, spinal cord or nerve roots is relieved. It is performed by microscopic method from the front of the neck.

Nerve blocks reduces opioid consumption in the postoperative period by providing better pain control and therefore has advantages such as fewer side effects and less risk of pulmonary and cardiac complications.

In this study; it was aimed to compare the analgesic effectiveness of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and erector spinae plane block, with each other and with the control group in the postoperative period in patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients aged 18-80 years

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score I-II-III

Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18-30 kg/m2

Disqualifiers

Patients under 18 and over 80 years of age

ASA score IV and above

Patients with a history of bleeding diathesis

BMI below 18 or above 30 kg/m2

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block
  • Erector spinae plane block
  • Group without peripheral nerve block

Treatment groups

85 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators