Pain relief after chest surgery
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- undergoing postero-lateral thoracotomy for tumours of the thoracic cavity
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/10/006283
- Lead Sponsor
- il
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
ASA grade I, II and III patients undergoing standard posterolateral thoracotomy
Exclusion Criteria
1.Refusal of consent
2.Contra-indication to epidural
3.Contra-indication to any of the study drugs (lignocaine, bupivacaine, fentanyl, diclofenac, paracetamol)
4.Additional surgical incisions during the same sitting (except mediastinoscopy)
5.Previous thoracotomy/ thoracoscopy
6.Use of pain medications in the pre-operative period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2 to 4 hours after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analgesic requirementsTimepoint: first 24 hours after surgery;Maximum volume achieved on spirometryTimepoint: 18 to 24 hours after surgery;Pain scoreTimepoint: 18 to 24 hours after surgery