Status:
UNKNOWN
Ultrasound vs. Predetermined Distance Techniques for Paravertebral Nerve Block in Patients Having Breast Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Ochsner Health System
Conditions:
Mastectomy
Breast Neoplasms
Eligibility:
FEMALE
25-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare ultrasound and predetermined distance techniques for finding the paravertebral space to inject the local anesthetic (numbing medicine) when you are given anesth...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Females age 25 - 85
- ASA Physical status I-III
- Scheduled for primary mastectomy
- Ability to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Allergy to:
- Local anesthetics Fentanyl Hydromorphone Propofol Midazolam
- Patient refusal
- Infection at the injection site
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Bilateral breast surgery
- Prior thoracic surgery on surgical side
- Severe spinal deformity
- Coagulopathy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01217593
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2016
Last Update
March 21 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121