A study to compare two modalities of pain management to decrease the pain in postoperative period following abdominal surgeries
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C15-C26- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/07/026742
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age >18 years (upto70yrs)
2.Patients undergoing Open Anterior Resection / hemicolectomy
3.Elective Surgery
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient refusal
2.ASA III/ IV
3.Allergy to local anesthetic.
4.Localised infection/ tumor involvement of abdominal wall.
5.Coagulopathy
6.Previous Surgery contraindicating insertion of epidural / regional catheters.
7.Co-existing medical condition preventing use of tramadol/ NSAIDS/ Paracetamol
8.Pre- existing chronic pain/ drug abuse/ psychiatric illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative opioid requirement at the end of 72 hours measured as fentanyl equivalents.Timepoint: Postoperative 72 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. PONV (usingPONV score) <br/ ><br>2. Complications related to pain management plan â??TAP or Epidural <br/ ><br>3. Pain Scores worst/ average(Numeric Rating scale -NRS Score, 0-no pain, 10- most severe pain) ) for 72 hours after surgery at rest and movement. <br/ ><br>4. Bowel function recorded as time to first passage offlatus. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Postoperative 72 hours