Assessment of Systemic Pharmacokinetics of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine During Continuous Epidural Infusion

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the study is the assessment of the systemic absorption of local anesthetics during continuous epidural infusion for postoperative pain control.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Levobupivacaine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I or ASA II

• Scheduled for major surgery

• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA III, IV

• Emergency surgery

• Recovery in intensive care unit after surgery

• habitual opioid consumption

• cognitive or mental alterations

• coagulopathy

• piastrinemia < 100.000/mm3