Safety/Efficacy Study of Local Anesthetic Prior to Femoral Artery Sheath Removal

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This randomized controlled trial will examine the impact of local anesthetic on the frequency of vasovagal reactions and the patients perception of pain during femoral arterial sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Lidocaine; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

• Femoral arterial sheath

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years old

• Emergency procedure

• Transferred out of heart investigation unit prior to sheath removal

• Radial or brachial sheath

• Closure devise

• Venous sheath insitu

• Intra-aortic balloon pump insitu

• Tranvenous pacing

• Mechanical ventilation

• Cognitive impairment

• Unable to read English

• Lidocaine allergy