Postoperative analgesia with wound catheter och Baxter Infusor after inguinalhernia operation ad modum Lichtenstein with net.Postoperativ smärtlindring med sårkateter och Baxter Infusor efter öppen ljumskbråckplastik enligt Lichtenstein med inläggning av nät.
- Conditions
- Postoperative pain relief after inguinalhernia operation ad modum Lichtenstein with net.
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2008-003346-28-SE
- Lead Sponsor
- andstinget Västmanland, Division Kirurgi, Operationskliniken
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Patients, both male and female, that are undergoing daycare surgery for inguinal hernia (ad modum Lichtenstein) with a net implant. The patient has to be over 18 years of age and be able to accurately take in the given information and to understand and handle the infusor. The patient may not be excessively overweight, thus BMI should be <35.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
The patient may not be prescribed anticoagulants, with the excepiton of acetylsalicylic acid in low dose (75mg), or have any coagulopathy. The patient may not have been under medication on a daily basis with any other analgesic during the last three months.
Females of fertile age will be asked if they are pregnant. Patients that are pregnant will be excluded.
Patients with severe drugabuse.
Pateints with BMI >35.
Patients with any other comorbidity that will exclude them from daycare surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: The main objective is to see wether a local anaesthetic, as eg Marcain, administered in a subcutaneous catheter in the operative wound area can diminish the postoperative pain and thereby reduce the use of other medication with adverse effects, as eg opioids. ;Secondary Objective: There is no secondary objective.;Primary end point(s): The number of opiod tablets needed to relieve the postoperative pain and hours after operation when first tablet is needed.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method