Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The analgesic requirement after thyroid surgery under general anaesthesia with bilateral superficial cervical plexus block.
In this study we evaluated the analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block after thyroid surgery. Sixty patients were assigned to two groups. General anesthesia was induced with 2mg/kg propofol, 0.1mg/kg vecuronium and 1.5μg fentanyl IV for both group. ⋯ The first analgesic requirement time in Group I was significantly longer than for the control group. The incidence of nausea and vomiting was significantly lower in Group I than Group II. We concluded that bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with 0.25% bupivacaine did not decrease analgesic requirement after thyroid surgery.