aloxone as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in intrapleural infiltratio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Respiratory; Surgery; postoperative pain after thoracotomy

• Registration Number: PACTR201805003370384
• Lead Sponsor: tanta university hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-04
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

60 patients of either sex, ASA I &II, 18-60 years, scheduled to undergoing unilateral thoracic surgery (diaphragmatic hernia repair, lymph node excision, decortication and pneumonectomy)

Exclusion Criteria

Emergency operations, previous thoracotomy, allergy to local anesthetics (LAs), previous unusual response or complications related to anesthesia, pre-existing coagulopathy, sever comorbidity, patients with a history of pleuritis, history of traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax, haemothorax, or pneumonia or another condition responsible for a potential increase in absorption of local anaesthetic, cardiac failure, known upper airway obstruction or apnoeic attacks and local infection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the time for the first request for rescue analgesia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the severity of postoperative pain