Comparison of epidural catheters and wound catheters for pain control after liver surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Postoperative pain control and recovery after surgerySurgeryPain after surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16447784
- Lead Sponsor
- eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age >18 years old
2. Scheduled to undergo an open liver resection
Exclusion Criteria
1. Contraindications to epidural
2. Inability to consent
3. Age < 18 years old
4. Liver resection combined with a second procedure
5. Pregnancy
6. Lactation
7. History of chronic pain
8. Body-mass index <18 kg/m2 or >40 kg/m2
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ength of stay from surgery to becoming medically fit for discharge, measured in days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method