The Effects of TAP Block on Postsurgical Pain After Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy:

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

Summary

Single-center study in order to assess whether the tap block can make extremely beneficial in terms of reducing the acute and chronic pain as well as for use of opioids and side effects related to it in patients undergoing surgery to minimally invasive partial nephrectomy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Regina Elena Cancer Institute
• Treatments: Morphine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• asa score I,II,II

• patients scheduled for robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous abdominal surgery

• inability to provide informed consent

• allergy to the anesthetic drugs