New Truncal Nerve Blocks for Thoracoscopic Surgery and Open Heart Surgery.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2021-05-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is divided to two sub-studies. First sub-study evaluates if Serratus Anterior Plane block (SAPB) reduces opioid consumption after thoracoscopic surgery. Secondly continuous SAPB is compared to continuous intercostal blockade. Second sub-study evaluates if Subpectoral Interfascial Plane block (SIP) reduces opioid consumption after medial sternotomy.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elective thoracoskopic lung surgery or elective open heart valve surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• DM1 with complications, lack of co-operation, refusal, chronic pain, chronic intake of opioids or use of SNRI or tricyclic antidepressants.