Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion During Video-assisted Thoracic Procedures for Improved Pain Control
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous lidocaine infusion during a
video-assisted chest surgery is effective in reducing the pain involved after the surgery.
The hypothesis is that continuous lidocaine infusion during video-assisted thoracoscopic
surgery (VATS) reduces morphine consumption and postoperative pain.