Comparison of Thoracic Epidural Block versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for post operative pain relief in thoracotomies
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- Conditions
- Comparison of Pain relief in patients with thoractimies post operatively using erector spinae and epidural block.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231113060036N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
All male and Female patients between ages 25-75 years
Presenting in operating room for thoracotomies
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with metastatic disease
Major cardiac or respiratory disease
Low ejection fraction
Post chemotherapy
Allergy to lignocaine or bupivacaine
Patients with advanced polytrauma causing haemodynamic instability
Patients with oxygen saturation less than 92 percent
Patients unwilling to be included in trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Median pain scores, Mean time to first rescue analgesia, total dose of intravenous analgesia needed in 24 hours, patient satisfaction for pain relief. Timepoint: Median pain scores at 1, 3,6, 12 and 24 hours, total intravenous analgesia needed in 24 hours after intervention, patient satifaction score 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue Score, patient satisfaction score on a 7 point likert scale. Total dose of analgesia in milligram.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ausea/Vomiting, hypotension and sedation. Timepoint: 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Number of episodes of vomiting,Manometry, GCS.