A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED TRIAL ASSESSING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TYPE OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA TREATMENT AND POSTOPERATIVE PAIN IN PATIENTS IN HAVING UNDERGONE ARRHYTHMIA SURGERY
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Lidocaine
- Conditions
- Post-operative Pain
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of the proposed study is to investigate the relationship between two standard treatments, lidocaine or a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine, and 1) postoperative pain, and; 2) narcotic use following pacemaker or defibrillator insertion in subjects who undergo arrhythmia surgery at Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute while adjusting for pertinent clinical and/or demographic factors. No control group is necessary.
Detailed Description
Patients receiving a pacemaker or defibrillator are currently given Bupivacaine, Lidocaine, or a mixture of the two for local anesthetic treatment (in addition to general anesthesia). The choice of local anesthetic to be used during surgery is based primarily on the differences in time for the anesthetic to take effect and duration thereafter. Lidocaine typically works in less than 1 minute and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Bupivacaine works within 2 to 3 minutes and lasts 4 to 6 hours. Lidocaine is often preferable due to its shorter time of effectiveness. However, its relatively short duration may translate into a higher use of narcotics for pain management during postoperative care - particularly within the first hour following emergence from general anesthesia. Therefore it is conceivable that these patients would have higher levels of pain, higher cost of care related to cost of narcotics, and higher cost of caregiver time required to administer them.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Arrythmia patients receiving pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator devices at Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Receiving complicated procedures
- •Replacement of parts, not inclusive of leads
Arms & Interventions
Lidocaine
Lidocaine - 10 cc 1% solution administered locally to the surgical site at time of surgical procedure. Administered once only.
Intervention: Lidocaine
Bupivacaine / Lidocaine
Lidocaine/Bupivacaine mixture - 5cc 1% Lidocaine solution mixed with 5 cc 0.25% Bupivacaine solution administered locally to the surgical site at time of the surgical procedure. Administered once only.
Intervention: Bupivacaine / Lidocaine
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: 3 Years
To assess the association between standard local anesthetic choice (Lidocaine or a combination of Marcaine and Lidocaine) and postoperative pain in patients receiving a pacemaker or defibrillator. Pain will be measured using the visual analog scale (a standardized and validated scale) at 3 time points: prior to surgery, once awakened from surgery, and 4 hours after.
Secondary Outcomes
- Total Post-Operative Narcotic Use(3 Years)