The efficacy of automated intermittent thoracic paravertebral bolus technique for analgesia after thoracotomies: prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind study
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- Conditions
- Adult patients scheduled for elective unilateral thoracotomy (lung lobectomy or pulmonary segmentectomy) under combination of general anesthesia and thoracic paravertebral block
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000022532
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1.Age < 20 or > 80 years 2.Prior thoracotomy on ipsilateral side 3.Body mass index > 30 kg/m2 4.Body weight < 40 kg 5.Allergy to local anesthetics 6.Contraindication to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, fentanyl, iodinated contrast medium 7.Hepatic or renal failure 8.Chronic opioid use 9.Pre-existing neurological deficit 10.Infection at the site of injection 11.Bronchial asthma 12.Inability to communicate lucidly
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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