Overview

A Trial Assessing The Association Between Type Of Local Anesthesia Treatment And Postoperative Pain In Patients In Having Undergone Arrhythmia Surgery

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2018-12-26

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

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.

Phase:

N/A

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor Research Institute

Treatments:

Anesthetics
Bupivacaine
Lidocaine
Pharmaceutical Solutions

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