Ultrasound guided superficial cervical plexus block versus greater auricular nerve block for postoperative tympanomastoid surgery pain: A prospective, randomized, single blind study

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of ultrasound guided superficial cervical plexus (SCP) block versus greater auricular nerve (GAN) block for on postoperative tympanomastoid surgery analgesia. Methods: In this prospective, randomized, single-blind study, a total of 50 patients aged between 25 and 70 years, those who were in the American Society of Anesthesiologists I-II class and underwent tympanomastoid surgery were included in the study. Patients were randomized to either Group Y: intravenous patient-controlled analgesia tramadol (IV PCA) + SCP block; n=25 and Group G: IV PCA + GAN block; n=25. Postoperative pain was evaluated at the 2nd, 6th, 12nd, and 24th hours using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and postoperative 6th, 12nd, and 24th hour follow-up results were evaluated to identify the quantity of tramadol use. Results: The VAS scores at all measures time were found to be no statistically significant difference between groups (p>0.05). The amounts of PCA tramadol consumption at all measures time were significantly lower in Group Y than in Group G (p

Ultrason eşliğinde uygulanan büyük aurikuler sinir bloğu ve yüzeyel servikal pleksus blokajının timpanomastoid cerrahisi sonrası analjezik etkinliklerinin karşılaştırılması: Prospektif, randomize, tek kör çalışma

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, postoperatif timpanomastoid cerrahisi analjezisi için ultrasonografi (US) eşliğinde yüzeyel servikal pleksus (YSP) blok ile büyük auriküler sinir (BAS) bloğunun etkinliklerini karşılaştırmaktı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Prospektif, randomize, tek kör çalışmada, Amerikan Anestezistler Derneği (ASA) I-II sınıfında olan ve timpanomastoid cerrahisi yapılan, 25-70 yaş arasındaki toplam 50 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalar Grup Y (n=25): intravenöz hasta kontrollü analjezik tramadol (IV PCA) + YSP bloğu ve Grup G (n=25): IV PCA + BAS bloğu olacak şekilde randomize edildi. Ameliyat sonrası ağrı 2., 6., 12. ve 24. saatlerde Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS) ile ve postoperatif 6., 12. ve 24. saat izlem sonuçları, tramadol kullanımının miktarını belirlemek için değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Bütün ölçüm zamanlarındaki VAS skorlarında gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olmadığı bulundu (p>0.05). Tüm ölçüm zamanlarındaki PCA tramadol tüketim miktarları, Grup Y’de Grup G’ye göre anlamlı olarak daha düşüktü (p

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