Postoperative Analgesia With a Catheter Under the Erector Spinae Muscle for Videothoracoscopic Lung Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-05-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The purpose of the research is to prove the analgesic efficacy of a novel technique in
regional anaesthesia, i.e. the catheter under the erector spinae muscle (ESC). Investigators
will evaluate the use of the ESC for analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung
surgeries in comparison to the standard method of post-operative analgesia, which is the
multiple level intercostal block given at the end of surgery by the surgeon. Investigators
will compare the amount of opioid analgesics required by the patient using the patient
controlled pump, the pain status in 48-hours after surgery and compare the differences
between pre- and post-operative main inspiratory pressure and main expiratory pressure
measurements between the two research groups.