erve Blocks for Pain Relief in Thyroid Surgery
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Post-Thyroidectomy Headache and Cervical Pain
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Only female patients between 20-60 years undergoing thyroidectomy with or without central compartment lymph node dissection in the department of Endocrine surgery. The study will be performed in accordance with protocols approved by the institutional ethics committee.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients undergoing modified radical neck dissection in addition to thyroidectomy.
2.Patients with a recent history of headache or neck pain as well as chronic headache.
3.Patients with a history of analgesic intake immediately prior to operation
4.Patients who are unable to understand the response grading of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
5.A history of intolerance to the medications used in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of post operative pain severity after nerve block following thyroidectomyTimepoint: 12 hours and 24 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of post operative nausea and vomiting after nerve block following thyroidectomyTimepoint: 12 hours and 24 hours