Using Bupivacaine Locally in the Mastectomy Drains to Control Postoperative Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

in this study we are investigating the role of instillation of Bupivacaine through surgical drains at the end of mastectomy surgeries in controlling post operative pain and decreasing their pain killers requirement in the early postoperative period

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Alexandria University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

female patients with unilateral breast cancer candidates for total mastectomy and axillary dissection

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Male patients

2. Bilateral breast cancer.

3. Patients with a history of a long duration of NSAID intake or other painkillers, drug abuse

4. Patients with chest wall pain like Tietze syndrome, history of angina pectoris or recent HZV infection.

5. Patients with known psychological or mental problems.

6. Patients who were not exposed to axillary dissection