Comparison of Ultrasonography Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Thoracic Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain

• Registration Number: NCT04235530
• Lead Sponsor: Merve Sena BAYTAR

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound guided serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block as a preventive analgesia method after VATS. Our secondary aim is to investigate patient and surgeon satisfaction, duration of block application, postoperative complications and hospital lenght of stay.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-15
• Study Completion: 2019-02-01
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

• aged between 18 and 65 years
• ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score I-II

Exclusion Criteria

• inability to communicate
• body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg/m2
• infection in the area where the block was to be applied
• allergy to the drugs used
• mentally impaired
• bleeding impaired

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain scores in rest and coughing	24 hours	Pain scores observed after surgery at 0, 1 ,2 ,6 ,12 ,24 th hours by visual analog scale. We assessed pain scores both in rest and coughing. This scale scores pain from 0 to 10. 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain.
consumption of opioids	24 hours	We observed how much opioid ( how many miligrams) the patient consumed in 24 hours postoperatively with pca device.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative complications	24 hours	we compare postoperative complications like nausea, vomiting, constipation, pruritus first 24 hours after surgery.
lenght of hospital stay	48 hours	we compared how many days the patients stayed in the hospital until discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Bursa, Turkey