HEpatic Resection Analgesia and Length of time to Discharge

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hepatic resection; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16147723
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-28
• Study Completion: 2020-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 3 May 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

1. Consent for enrolment
2. Patients presenting for elective one-stage open Hepatic Resection surgery at the Royal Free Hospital, London
3. Patients receiving a midline +/- a transverse incision in the right upper quadrant (‘reverse L incision’)
4. No contraindication to, or refusal to receive, central neuraxial block (epidural or spinal analgesia)
5. Aged at least 16

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adult unable to give informed consent
2. Allergy to local anaesthetics
3. Infection around the potential puncture site
4. Coagulation disorders (INR >1.5, platelets <100 x 10(9))
5. Chronic pain, requiring opioid analgesia or illicit opioid use
6. Mobility problems requiring assistance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified