General Anesthesia vs Paravertebral Block With General Anesthesia For Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

General Anesthesia vs Paravertebral Block With General Anesthesia For Post-Operative Pain Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

The incidence of obesity is steadily rising. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an innovative approach to the surgical management of morbid obesity.

We will be discussing the effect of adding paravertebral block (PVB) in addition to general anesthesia (GA) vs. GA alone for post operative pain after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial. Written informed consent will be obtained from patients. Patients will be randomly assigned using the sealed envelope technique into 2 equal groups: Group 1 will be patients who receive general anesthesia with paravertebral block, whereas group 2 will be patients who receive general anesthesia with placebo block.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30
• American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) score greater than or equal to 2
• Undergoing laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgeries

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with ASA score less than 2 and greater than 4
• Patients with any type of allergy to local anesthesia
• Patients refusing to be part of the study (refusal to sign consent)
• Any complication during surgery or anesthesia