Effect of deep neuromuscular paralysis on the force required during dissection of the latissimus dorsi muscle for reconstructive breast surgery: a randomized blinded trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: force required to lift a latissimus dorsi muscle flap during dissection of the muscle; anaesthesia during breast reconstructive surgery; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000637640
• Lead Sponsor: Thomas ledowski

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Female patients scheduled for elective breast reconstructive surgery with a latissimus dorsi flap.

Exclusion Criteria

incapacity to or declining to consent, allergy to rocuronium, neuromuscular disorder or stroke with ongoing paralysis, ongoing treatment with muscle relaxing substances.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Force (N) required to lift the latissimus dorsi flap vertically off its surface during flap dissection. The force is measured using a commercially available sterile strain gauge mounted on a horizontal metal rod which allows positioning over the patient. [Specified by surgeon: time at which the muscle flap has been suficiently dissected to sling a sterile cotton tape round its circumference in order to lift the muscle slightly in vertical direction.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nil[nil]