Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Laparoscopic Gastric-bypass Surgery

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2013

Conditions
Gastric-bypass SurgeryOpioid ConsumptionObesity
Interventions
PROCEDURE

TAP-Block

Block needle will be inserted out-of-plane to the ultrasound beam, perpendicular to the skin surface, until the tip lies deep between the fascia of the transversus abdominis muscle and the internal oblique muscle. 30 ml of the study solution in each side will be injected at this location and should be observed to spread in an anterior-posterior direction between two muscles. Each patient will receive a total dose of 60 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine (150 mg) + 1:200,000 epinephrine.

OTHER

Conventional Managment

For these group.no TAP block administration. just conventional management for post operative pain.

Trial Locations (1)

M5T2S8

Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

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