Enhanced Recovery After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We would like to test the effects of spinal anesthesia as an adjunct to general anesthesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominoperineal rectal amputation. We hypothesize that spinal anesthesia as an adjunct to general anesthesia will reduce postoperative pain and opioid requirements.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital of North Norway
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:All patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominoperineal rectal amputation of rectal cancer and aged 18-75 years are eligible for enrollment in the study.

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Exclusion Criteria:Criteria for exclusion are: ASA IV, BMI>35, contraindication to spinal analgesia, allergy to any of the drugs used in this study protocol, chronic use of opioids or steroids, liver or renal impairment, patients scheduled for synchronous laparoscopic liver metastatic surgery, and inability to communicate in Norwegian.

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