Influence of Anesthetic Technique on Acute and Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-06-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Research suggests that the type of anesthesia used for surgery may affect intraoperative
stress hormone levels. There is also data to support that an increased level of stress
hormones leads to increased pain after surgery. The primary aim of this study is to determine
the effect of anesthesia type on long term pain after hernia surgery. In this study, patients
undergoing inguinal hernia repair will be randomized to an anesthetic group, either Total
Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) maintained with propofol or Balanced Inhaled Anesthesia (BIA)
maintained with sevoflurane. This will allow us to look at any differences in short and
long-term pain after hernia repair depending on type of anesthesia received.