Comparison of Continuous Wound Catheter Infusion Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion in Abdominal Surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Wound Infusion CatheterPost-operative AnalgesiaUpper Midline IncisionUpper Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Interventions
- Other: Wound catheter infusionOther: Epidural infusion
- Registration Number
- NCT02782767
- Lead Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Comparison of efficacy in management of pain in abdominal surgery between epidural versus wound infusion catheter {catheter placed within the incision site}
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- ASA PS I-III , undergoing upper gastrointestinal surgery involving upper midline incision
Exclusion Criteria
- Refusal to give consent.
- Contraindication to epidural analgesia (e.g.localized sepsis , Raised ICP , Myelopathy , Peripheral neuropathy ,Inherited coagulopathy)
- Addiction to opioids, or alcohol, or history of any other substance abuse.
- Allergy to local anaesthetic drugs.
- Pregnancy.
- Inability to communicate (e.g. known psychiatric disorders)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Wound catheter infusion Wound catheter infusion A multiorificed wound infusion catheter kept within the incision site to provide continuous local anesthetic infusion Epidural catheter infusion Epidural infusion epidural catheter in the thoracic vertebra level to provide local anesthetic infusion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method NRS (Numerical Rating Score) in the two groups postoperatively 24 hrs post surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
PGIMER
🇮🇳Chandigarh, India