Scalp Nerve Block and Opioid Consumption in Brain Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Anterior scalp block with 0.5% plain Marcaine 20 ml. may reduce the intraoperative opioid consumption in neurosurgical patients who undergoing the supratentorial craniotomy compared to those who receive 0.9% normal saline solution (placebo).

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chiang Mai University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who have supratentorial brain tumor

2. Patients have been scheduled to undergo an elective craniotomy to remove tumor in any surgical position

3. Patients have been general anesthetized with endotracheal intubation and control ventilation

4. Patients who have provided consent for the participation in the research and for the use of their medical record in research

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant patients

2. Patients who have a history of local anesthetic allergy and/ or anaphylaxis