Rectus sheath block and emergency midline laparotomy at a hospital in Ethiopia: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midline laparotomy is associated with severe postoperative pain. Literature showed controversial results regarding the efficacy of the rectus sheath block.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study that recruits 30 patients in the rectus sheath block (RSB) group and 30 patients in the multimodal analgesia (MMA) group who underwent emergency midline laparotomy. The RSB was performed by an experienced anesthetist using a land-mark technique. Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney-U test were used for numeric data while Chi-Square or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables. P-values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.

Results

The numeric rating scale score at the recovery was significantly reduced in an RSB group with a p-val

SUBMITTER: Teshome D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318980 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature