A Comparison Trial Between PCA and Epidural Analgesia for Pectus Excavatum Repair

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2019-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural and IV analgesia in controlling pain in patients undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum. The primary end point will be the mean pain score during postoperative days 0-4.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
• Treatments: Hydromorphone; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients age 8- 18 years 2) Patients undergoing minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair via Nuss procedure 3) American Society of Anesthesiology Status I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1) Refusal of epidural catheter 2) Pregnancy 3) Bleeding History 4) Inability to understand how to use the PCA device 5) Medication interfering with blood coagulation 6) Patients allergic to local anesthetics 7) Patient refusal to participate in study 8) Developmental delay