Lidocaine Analgesia For Removal Of Wound Vac Dressings
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this prospective study is to compare pain levels and pain medication dose
requirements in patients with topical negative pressure (TNP) dressings removed in a standard
manner (i.v. or p.o. pain meds) compared to dressings removed with lidocaine analgesia, via
injection retrograde up the suction tube into the foam prior to removal. Our null hypothesis
is that there will be no difference in overall pain scores or medication requirements when
patients receive a saline, control injection and pain medications, compared to when their
dressings are changed with a lidocaine injection into the sponge, with pain medications. Our
objective is to disprove this null hypothesis with statistical significance.