Pain Management Following TRAM Flap for Breast Reconstruction
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The objective of this pilot study is to examine the efficacy of the ON~Q Pain Relief System
plus Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia (IVPCA) with Morphine vs IV PCA alone in
patients undergoing free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap surgery.
The primary outcome measure will be postoperative opioid analgesia requirements. Other
outcomes will also be assessed, including pain scores, quality of recovery, and resource
utilization.