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EXORA Block vs Epidural Analgesia in Gynecological Surgery
Sponsor: Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Summary
This prospective observational study aims to compare the effects of the EXORA block and epidural analgesia on postoperative pain control and quality of recovery in patients undergoing gynecological surgery. Quality of recovery will be assessed using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire, and postoperative pain will be evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Official title: Comparison of EXORA Block and Epidural Analgesia on Quality of Recovery and Postoperative Analgesia Following Gynecological Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-12-26
Completion Date
2026-10-01
Last Updated
2026-01-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Tramadol
400 mg tramadol, IV 4 mg/ mL tramadol solution into 100 mL normal saline; Patient-controlled analgesia settings: 0.3 mg/kg bolus, 10 mg Demand dose and 20 min lock out interval, six-hour limit infusion to attain 100 mg. Maximum daily dose was set at 400 mg.
exora block
Ultrasound guided External Oblique And Rectus Abdominis Plane (EXORA) Block block (0.3 ml/kg , %0.25 bupivacaine) will be performed
epidural
Thoracic epidural catheterization will be performed preoperatively at the Thoracic 8-Thoracic 10 levels. Postoperatively, a bolus dose of 10 ml of 0.25% local anesthetic will be administered followed by continuous infusion.
Locations (2)
Korgün Ökmen
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)
University of Health Sciences,,Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital,
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)