Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine or Epidural Anesthesia on Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is determine if epidural anesthesia administered after surgery or
lidocaine administered during surgery will decrease inflammation after spinal surgery and
decrease the need for post operative pain medication compared to intravenous patient
controlled analgesia. Participants undergoing spine surgery will be randomized into one of
two groups;
- A.) General Anesthesia and postoperative Patient Controlled Analgesia and placebo IV
infusion.
B.) General Anesthesia plus perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion, and post operative
Patient Controlled Analgesia.