Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consented adult patients who will be posted for head and neck surgeries with or without myocutaneous flap reconstruction in a period of 4 months. (Carcinoma tongue, buccal mucosa, pharynx, maxilla, larynx with neck dissection with or without pectoralis major muscle flap/nasolabial flap +/- skin grafting)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age less than 18 years 2. Patients requiring prolonged post-operative ventilator support (more than 2 days) 3. Free Flaps 4. Pregnant and lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find out the incidence and severity of pain in head and neck cancer surgeries in postoperative period up to postoperative day 5.Timepoint: Post operative day 1,3,5 and on discharge day | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Nature of pain (Somatic/neuropathic) based on patient description 2) Incidence of neuropathic pain 3) Need for APS referral 4) Total opioid consumption up to 5 days 5) Postoperative quality of life from a pain perspectiveTimepoint: Post operative day 1,3,5 and on discharge day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Tata memorial centre