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Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Intercostal Blockade in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy

Completed
Conditions
Analgesia, Postoperative
Interventions
Other: epidural
Registration Number
NCT03721250
Lead Sponsor
Ankara University
Brief Summary

Postoperative pain is an important issue after thoracotomy operations. Thoracic epidural analgesia is most popular analgesic method, but sometimes it is not sufficient for pain. This study is designed to compare intercostal block with thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing thoracotomy

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

lung cancer

Exclusion Criteria

patient refusal bleeding diathesisi emergency cases

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
thoracic epiduralepiduralpatients receiving thoracic epidural
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
verbal analog scorepostoperative 24 hour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara University

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Ankara, Turkey

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