Epidural Versus Wound Infusion Plus Morphine Bolus in Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of the study is to determine wether continuous wound infusion with local anaesthetic
plus a single dose intravenous morphine is non-inferior to postoperative analgesia provided
with continuous thoracic epidural infusion of local anaesthetic plus opiate, in patients
undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurism repair.