Multimodal Analgesia in Children and Adolescents After the Ravitch Procedure and Thoracotomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-03-14
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study was performed in patients aged 6-18 years after the Ravitch procedure and thoracotomy. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pain control provided by the multimodal approach that involves the continuous infusion ropivacaine with fentanyl vs. bupivacaine with fentanyl through thoracic epidural catheter. Secondary aims were to identify the determinants of acute post-operative pain at rest, during deep breathing and coughing.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Fentanyl; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elective thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or Ravitch procedure);

• Analgesia: continuous thoracic epidural analgesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status >III;

• History of chronic pain or preoperative opioid use;

• Oncological treatment;

• Impaired verbal communication;

• Removal of epidural catheter <24 h postoperatively;

• Lack of postoperative chest drainage.