Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade in Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries (VATS) include severe postoperative acute pain which is also a predictor of chronic pain. In this study, the investigators aim to compare the postoperative effects of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) and intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) on the prevention of chronic pain of patients undergoing VATS.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

ASA I-III Patients who undergo Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) under GA

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with difficult understanding the instructions for using PCA and/or pain scales Patients with contraindication to regional anesthesia Patients with significant neurologic, psychiatric or cognitive disorders History of substance abuse or chronic opioid use