EPAS: Epidural versus Picra for Abdominal Surgery

Completed

Conditions: Major hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries
Surgery
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries

Registration Number: ISRCTN18637372

Lead Sponsor: niversity of British Columbia (Canada)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients will be eligible to be enrolled in the study only after each of the following criteria are met:
1. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex
2. Cheyne abdominal incision used
3. Pre-operative International Normalised Ratio (INR) less than or equal to 1.3
4. Pre-operative platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/uL
5. No prior epigastric incision
6. Body mass index (BMI) less than 30 kg/m^2
7. No signs of systemic sepsis
8. No allergies to agents or medications
9. Willingness to accept either surgical wound catheter or epidural catheters

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The total amount of analgesic used as determined by the patient controlled anaesthesia pump. This will be assessed via each patient's post-operative anaglesia sheet, which is a common method in our hospital, commonly used by our nursing staff.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. The subjective scores of the post-operative pain, monitored via a Visual Analogue Scale (1 - 10) twice daily (BID)<br>2. Total time requiring the epidural or wound catheter<br>3. Total length of hospitalisation<br>4. Level of ambulation and activity, recorded by nursing staff on analgesic sheets<br>5. Time for return of full diet, recorded by nursing staff on analgesic sheets <br>6. Time for return of full gastrointestinal function, recorded by nursing staff on analgesic sheets