Local Anaesthesia Used During Fast-track Colonic Surgery: Evaluation of Bupivacaine and Levobupivacaine in Practice

Completed

• Conditions: Colonic Diseases; Post-operative Pain; Local Anesthesia

• Registration Number: NCT01105442
• Lead Sponsor: Martini Hospital Groningen

Brief Summary

The standard treatment for post operative pain is now bupivacaine + sufentanil. The use of this combination during fast-track colonic surgery leads frequently to post-operative nausea and vomiting and limited mobilisation possibilities. Therefore the department anaesthesiology wants to evaluate the use of a different local anaesthetic: levobupivacaine combined with morphine on demand. The expectation is that the use of levobupivacaine leads to less side effects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-03
• Study Start: 2010-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-16
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2010-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who undergo fast-track colonic surgery and with post operative epidural pain treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are admitted to an other ward
• Patients with a spinal catheter

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Martini Hospital ward 4b; 🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands