Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To compare efficacy and safety between bilateral superficial cervical plexus block combined with intravenous sedation (RA group) and general anesthesia (GA group) for thyroid and parathyroid operations. This study evaluates postoperative numerical pain score and systemic opioid requirement within 24 hours.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine; Parathyroid Hormone; Propofol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-III, aged over 18 years

• Elective thyroidectomy, thyroid lobectomy, parathyroidectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Language barrier or inability to communicate with the operating team

• Allergy to local anaesthetic

• Known substernal, retroesophageal or retrotracheal goiter

• Thyroid cancer

• Previous neck exploration or neck radiation

• Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis

• BMI ≥ 30