TAP Block Catheters vs Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Control After Colorectal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-05-29
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a prospective randomized study designed to compare the pain control from a single shot of liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel) against transversus abominus plane (TAP) catheters with ropivicaine bolus in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Davis
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for elective colorectal surgery with Dr. Linda Farkas

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under 18 years of age

• Patient over 90 years of age

• Pregnancy

• Prisoners

• Patients unable to provide consent

• Patients on systemic anticoagulation therapy

• Patients with an allergy to local anesthetics