Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Port-site Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia and Pulmonary Function After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

U.S., Sept. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07816055) titled 'Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Port-site Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia and Pulmonary Function After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy' on Sept. 07.

Brief Summary: Obesity poses severe global health risks and induces complex cardiorespiratory alterations, making perioperative care critical. For patients with morbid obesity, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most effective long-term treatment. However, despite being minimally invasive, LSG causes significant early postoperative pain from trocar insertion, pneumo-peritoneum, and visceral trauma. Uncont...