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The single-shot interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder pain after lung lobectomy.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of th respiratory system
Registration Number
KCT0001726
Lead Sponsor
Ewha Womans University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

American society of Anesthesiologists physical status class I-III, lung cancer,
Patients who are scheduled to undergo elective thoracotomy and to be managed with continuous thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative pain control, Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

any physical or mental illness rendering the patient unable to perform spirometry, respiratory diffuculty at rest,contralateral diaphragmatic paralysis,preexisted ipsilateral shoulder pain, presence of coagulopathy, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neurologic deficit, infection at the site of the block, drug or alcohol abuse, chronic pain, peptic ulcer disease, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and a known allergy to local anesthetic, previous thoracic surgery, patient refusal,

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence and severity of postthoracotomy ipsilateral shoulder pain
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
degree of op site pain;postoperative complications;Pulmonary function test
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