Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy of US Guided ESP Block With Port Site Infiltration Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block With Port Site Infiltration Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

To compare the efficacy of ultrasonography (USG)-guided bilateral Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with port-site infiltration using bupivacaine for post-operative analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a hypothesis that both Erector spinae plane block and port-site infiltration are effective in providing post-operative analgesia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I/II,
• Age between 18 and 60 years with a body mass index (BMI) of 18-35 kg/m2,
• Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to local anaesthetics,

• Infection at the site of injection,

  •, Coagulopathy,

• Chronic pain syndromes,

• Prolonged opioid medication,

• Patients who received any analgesic 24 h before surgery