Status:
COMPLETED
Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block vs Surgically-placed Paravertebral Block for VATS Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Conditions:
Thoracic Diseases
Thoracic Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Thoracic surgery, and surgery involving the chest wall in general, is associated with poorly controlled acute pain, which may result in delayed functional recovery, and may progress to chronic pain. M...
Detailed Description
Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome is an unwanted complication of thoracic surgery. Poorly controlled pain may precipitate increased morbidity in the immediate and early postoperative periods due to its a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • All adults greater than or equal to 18 years of age presenting for minimally-invasive thoracic surgery.
Exclusion
- Patient refusal.
- Local infection at site of insertion.
- Allergy to amide local anaesthetics, opioids, paracetamol, NSAIDs, ketamine, NMBs, volatile anaesthetics.
- Concurrent use of antiarrhythmics with local anaesthetic activity.
- Concurrent use of MAOIs or within 2 weeks of MAOI use.
- Severe renal, liver or cardiac dysfunction.
- Coagulopathy/ anticoagulants that preclude use of PVB/ SAP techniques.
- Inability to comprehend pain scoring system.
- Elderly or frail patients that require a reduction in levobupivacaine dose commensurate with their physical status, resulting in the protocol not being followed.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 4 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03768193
Start Date
October 4 2017
End Date
September 1 2018
Last Update
December 7 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, Dublin 7