Intrathecal Morphine for Postoperative Analgesia Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

this study compares the use of intrathecal morphine, to multimodal analgesic techniques for postoperative pain management following laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) II-III patients.

• Aged 30-50 years.

• The body mass index (BMI) of the patients needed to be over 40 kg/m² or over 35 kg/m² with at least one comorbidity.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a known allergy to the study drugs.

• Advanced cardiac, respiratory, renal or hepatic disease.

• Coagulation disorders.

• Infection at or near the site of intrathecal injection.

• Drug or alcohol abuse.

• Psychiatric illnesses that may interfere with perception and assessment of pain.