Techniques for Perioperative Analgesia for Live Liver Donors; A Pilot Study

A Pilot Study for a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Techniques for Perioperative Analgesia for Live Liver Donors

This study,will evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided subcostal oblique TAP block together with IV infusion of Dexmedetomidine and fentanyl as a type of multimodal analgesic regimen in comparison with IV fentanyl based analgesia only in live liver donors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) physical status I or II
• Scheduled as live liver donors
• J-shaped incision in the supraumblical region

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a history of psychiatric/neurological illness,
• Hypertensive patients,
• Morbidly obese patients,
• Pregnant and nursing women,
• Patients with known allergic reaction to any of the study medications,
• Patients on recent use of sedatives or analgesics,
• Patients with significant laboratory abnormalities