Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion During Video-assisted Thoracic Procedures for Improved Pain Control

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous lidocaine infusion during a video-assisted chest surgery is effective in reducing the pain involved after the surgery. The hypothesis is that continuous lidocaine infusion during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) reduces morphine consumption and postoperative pain.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-III

• Age 18-75

• Scheduled for VATS procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients receiving antiarrhythmic therapy (Class Ia, Ib, Ic) within one week of surgery

• Patients on preoperative analgesic therapy within one week of surgery

• Patients with history of drug or alcohol abuse

• Patients who are allergic to lidocaine

• Contraindication to self administered morphine (unable to understand the PCA)

• Progression of the procedure to thoracotomy

• Patients who need postoperative mechanical ventilation

• Necessary major deviation from the intraoperative study protocol as per the discretion of the anesthesiologist in charge of the case

• Patients who are breastfeeding or pregnant

• Patient refusal