A study comparing an injection on the fat near the phrenic nerve in the chest cavity reduces the pain after open thoractomy surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Open thoractomy patients undergoing single lung lobe resectionSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11935052
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
1. 2018 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30529157 (added 22/01/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. All patients undergoing routine elective thoracic surgery especially open thoracotomy procedure with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and epipleural insertion
2. Provision of written informed consent
3. Aged 18 years or over
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who are having epidural anaesthesia
2. Patients undergoing emergency operation
3. Refusal to take part in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method