Efficacy of bilateral continuous transversus abdominis plane blocks for postoperative analgesia after gynecological cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blind study
- Conditions
- Patients scheduled for an elective gynecological cancer surgery including pelvic lymph node dissection or biopsy
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013449
- Lead Sponsor
- iigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Not provided
1. American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 4 or above 2. Inability to communicate lucidly 3. Under 20 or over 80 years old 4. Body Mass Index >30 kg/m^2 5. Body weight <40 kg 6. Contraindication or allergy to drugs used in this study 7. Renal or hepatic failure 8. Pre-existing sensory disturbance of the trunk 9. Chronic opioid use 10. Previous laparotomy with the incision crossing the subcostal line 11. Infection at the injection site 12. Surgery without pelvic node dissection or biopsy 13. Patients who undergo colectomy including stoma creation 14. Pregnant woman 15. Patients who are regarded ineligible by researchers with any other reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cumulative morphine consumption 24 h after the TAP catheter placement
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain scale Sedation level Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting Incidence of local anesthetic systemic toxicity Time to ambulation Time to flatus