Perioperative Epidural Versus Intravenous Local Anesthetic Infusion in Open Upper Abdominal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study evaluates the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine as an analgesic modality in patients undergoing open upper abdominal surgery; when compared with thoracic epidural analgesia. Half of participants will receive intravenous lidocaine infusion, while the other half will receive thoracic epidural bupivacaine infusion.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing open upper abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bleeding diathesis

• History of allergy to local anesthetics

• Pregnancy/ lactation

• Cardiovascular disease

• Respiratory disease