Transversus Abdominis Plane Block During Kidney Transplant Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-07-09
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The surgeon places the catheter in the thickness of the oblique internal and transverse
muscles at the moment the wall is closed, under visual control. A multiperforated catheter
whose length corresponds to that of the incision is chosed. The catheter will deliver one of
two products chosen at random: either ropivacaine or placebo.
This study will evaluate postoperative pain during the first 24 hours thanks to a recognized
indicator the VAS (Visual Analogue pain Scale). The total consumption of analgesics will also
be recorded, starting with the titration of morphine in the post-op room, and then the
consumption of classical analgesics in the nephrology department. These will only be given if
the VAS score is equal to 4 or above.
This is a prospective, single-centre, controlled, double blind study of ropivacaïne 0.2%
versus placebo in continuous TAP block during the first 24 hours after the operation in
patients undergoing kidney transplant surgery.