Anterior Ultrasound-guided Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy

Completed

• Conditions: Carotid Atherosclerosis; Regional Anesthesia Morbidity

• Registration Number: NCT01640613
• Lead Sponsor: Hôpital Edouard Herriot

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to describe technique, efficiency, safety and satisfaction of ultrasound guided intermediate cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy.

The investigators present a simple approach for carotid regional anaesthesia by an anterior way that has not been published yet.

Detailed Description

* description of the anaesthetic procedure (duration, volume of anaesthetic local, efficiency)

* realization of the surgery (pain, injection of anaesthetic local...)

* post operative evaluation (pain, satisfaction...)

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-12
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-16
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2013-10
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• adult
• carotid endarterectomy performed under regional anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• age < 18 years
• contralateral phrenic palsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
conversion to general anaesthesia	surgery time

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patient and surgeon satisfactions	after surgery
amount of additional local anaesthetic	surgery time	intraoperative supplementation by the surgeon
additional injection of remifentanil	surgery time	In case of uncontrolled pain : administration of remifentanil
complications	anaesthesia time	hoarseness, Horner syndrome, cough, facial palsy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departement of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Edouard Heriot Hospital, HCL; 🇫🇷 Lyon, France