Ilioinguinal Block in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

This study is undertaken to clarify whether intraoperative blockage with 40 ml of ½ % Marcaine© of the nerves in the ilio-inguinal canal may decrease postoperative pain after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Patients will be randomised to injection of Marcaine© og a needle prick per-operatively.

Pain will be estimated using the VAS score in:

1. the wound 2 the abdomen 3 the shoulder

Scoring will be performed:

1. pre-operatively

2. 1 hour postoperatively

3. at discharge from the hospital d day 1,2 and 3 post OP

e. 1 year post OP

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Randers Regional Hospital
• Collaborators: Denmark; Regionshospitalet Horsens
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 year

2. Informed consent

3. a diagnosis of an inguinal hernia

4. ASA group ≤ 3

5. BMI ≤ 35

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Communication problems

2. No consent

3. Open procedure (not laparoscopic)

4. ASA-group 4

5. Use of Steroid or immunosuppressive tretament

6. Regular morphine use.