Pulmonary function measured by spirometry in patients with acute rib fractures treated with either paravertebral blockade or erector spinae plane block: A pilot study

Middlemore Hospital0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2020年11月10日最近更新: 2020年11月16日

试验速览

暂无简介。

•Inclusion Criteria:
•-Adult patients aged greater than 18 years old
•-Three or more rib fractures diagnosed on either plain radiograph or computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest
•-Decision by the Pain Service to insert a continuous regional analgesic catheter – defined as either:
•oParavertebral catheter
•oErector spinae plane catheter
•-American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physiologic State (ASA-PS) classification of I-IV

•Exclusion Criteria:
•-Patients who are unable or unwilling to offer verbal and / or written informed consent, either in person or through their proxy including those with limitations in communication where interpretation is unavailable
•-Sternal or bilateral rib fractures
•-Pre-existing spinal deformity which precludes the insertion of a continuous regional analgesic catheter
•-Local infection or trauma at proposed site of injection
•-Known allergy to the local anaesthetic agents (ropivacaine and bupivacaine) used in the study.
•-Those with significant trauma outside the chest wall e.g., acute spinal fractures with or without spinal cord injury; significant pelvic or long bone fractures, severe traumatic brain injury, or abdominal visceral injuries
•-Patients on anticoagulants or anti-platelets except Aspirin

发起方

Middlemore Hospital