Status:

UNKNOWN

Serratus Anterior Plane Block: Post-operative Analgesia in Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Conditions:

Regional Anesthesia

Thoracic Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of the Serratus Anterior Plane block (SPB) realised in its deep plane, with a multi-holed catheter in place for twenty four hours, to a standard i...

Detailed Description

In this study, 20 patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: ten patients will have a Serratus anterior plane block (SPB), with a first ropivacaine 0,375% bolus (0,4ml/kg), followed by a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physic status 1, 2 and 3 who require surgical video-assisted thoracoscopy or video assisted thoracic surgery without mini-thoracotomy
  • Lung pathologies:
  • biopsies
  • symphysis, pleurectomy
  • emphysema bullae resection
  • pleural pathologies:
  • biopsies
  • collections, intra pleural effusion
  • mediastinal pathologies:
  • adenopathy staging
  • cysts
  • sympathectomy T2-T5
  • vagotomy
  • splanchnicectomy

Exclusion

  • refusal
  • allergy to local anesthetic - contra-indication to the use of ropivacaine
  • pregnancy
  • liver failure
  • severe kidney disease (GFR \< 15ml/min)
  • chronic intake of opioids
  • neurological or psychiatric disorders interfering with pain assessment
  • severe and morbid obesity (BMI \> 35)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 14 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03277391

Start Date

April 14 2017

End Date

May 1 2018

Last Update

September 11 2017

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Hopital Erasme

Anderlecht, Brussels Capital, Belgium, 1070