Efficacy of an Erector Spinae Plane Block in VATS/RATS

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to study the analgesic and respiratory effects of the erector spinae plane block for patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) or robotic assisted thoracic surgery (RATS).

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female patients

• age between 18 to 100 years old

• ASA 1-3

• scheduled for VATS

• informed consent explained and signed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients < 18 years old, > 100 years old

• ASA physical status > 3

• previous cardiac surgery or ipsilateral thoracic surgery

• neuropsychiatric diseases

• allergy to analgesics or local anesthetics or other medications used in the study

• abuse of opioids or sedatives

• contraindication to receive regional anesthesia (e.g. coagulation defect)

• patients who could not understand the VAS pain-scoring system

• patient refusal to follow participation

• expected post operative mechanical ventilation

• intolerance or allergy to any prescribed medication