Liposomal Bupivacaine Intercostal Nerve Block vs Thoracic Epidural for Regional Analgesia in Multiple Rib Fractures
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Management of traumatic rib fractures continues to be a challenge for trauma surgeons.
Currently, many analgesic options are available to patients suffering from rib fractures.
Formulations currently used for conventional intercostal nerve blocks (CINB) are relatively
safe, do not require additional equipment or specialized anesthesia personnel, do not require
catheter repositioning, and provide improved analgesia immediately over the aforementioned
systemic therapies. A goal of these authors to introduce an additional safe option for
extended local analgesia in the setting of multiple rib fractures given the inconclusive
evidence supporting or refuting the current standard of care
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Chadrick Evans OSF Healthcare System
Collaborators:
OSF Healthcare System University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria