Overview
Selective Intraoperative Administration of Local Anesthesia in Breast Reconstruction
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-03-01
2017-03-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
Female
Female
Summary
Subjects are being asked to participate in this study because they will be undergoing unilateral (one) or bilateral (two) mastectomy surgery with immediate reconstruction involving insertion of a tissue expander.Phase:
Phase 2Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern UniversityTreatments:
BB 1101
Bupivacaine
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
Dexamethasone acetate
Epinephrine
Epinephryl borate
Racepinephrine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Patients who undergo mastectomy surgery with immediate reconstruction involving
insertion of a tissue expander performed by the principal investigator beginning from
the time of study approval until study enrollment is complete.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients under the age of 18, or over the age of 79
- Allergy to local anesthetics or corticosteroids
- Patients with history of chronic pain or with chronic use of opioid analgesics
- Patients with history of lung disease or prior anterior thoracotomy or median
sternotomy