Mixture of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine for TAP Block for Open Hysterectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-01-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different formulations of bupivacaine infiltrated into the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) on post-operative pain management after open abdominal hysterectomy.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Henry Ford Health System
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elective open abdominal hysterectomy with midline incision, age > 18 years, American Society of Anesthesiologist classification score (ASA classification) 1-3.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with a chronic pain condition, major unexpected surgical complication, unexpected prolonged intubation, patient refusal, local anesthetic allergy, any contraindication to regional anesthesia, greater than 2 attempts by resident and greater than 1 attempt by staff anesthesiologist for TAP block.