Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for
morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has
been studied, but up to date no data are available concerning the use of thoracic epidural
patient-controlled analgesia regarding the use of levobupivacaine combined with morphine in
morbidly obese patients. The investigators' aim in this prospective, randomized,
double-blinded study was to compare the analgesic effectiveness, the dose requirements and
side effects of thoracic epidural patient controlled analgesia 0.1% and 0.2% levobupivacaine
combined with a continuous epidural administration of morphine, with or without a loading
dose, after open gastric bypass for morbid obesity.