CONTINUOUS LOCAL ANAESTHESIA WOUND INFILTRATION VERSUS EPIDURAL ANALGESIA FOR ELECTIVE LAPAROTOMY IN AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NAIROBI

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Digestive System; Surgery; Urological and Genital Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR201808607220790
• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

patient between 18- 65 years undergoing elective laparatomy

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing emergency surgery
Patients known to have thoraco-lumbar pathology
Patients known to have coagulopathy
Known bupivacaine or fentanyl hypersensitivity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cumulative opioid use after 72 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dynamic and static visual analogue scores at 24 and 48 hours ,time to return of bowel function, time to first ambulation and local catheter infection rates