breast surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Total intravenous Anaesthesia or Thoraci epidural anaesthesia versus Thoracic epidural anaesthesia and Total intravenous anaesthesia
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, CUHK
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consenting adult ASA 1-3 patients under the age of 75 years undergoing major breast cancer surgery will be recruited for this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a known allergy to local anaesthetic drugs; 2. Local infection at or in the vicinity of the epidural catheter placement; 3. Patient with a bleeding tendency or with evidence of coagulopathy; 4. Patient with pre-exiting neurological or muscular disorders; 5. Patients with spinal deformities; 6. Patient with history of psychiatric illness; 7. Patient with history of chronic pain; 8. Patients with a history of significant cardiovascular, respiratory or gastrointestinal disease; 9. Pregnant patients; 10. Patients with pre-existing nausea or vomiting; 11. Patients who in the 24 h prior to surgery had received opioids or drugs with antiemetic properties.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Recovery Score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post operative pain score, incidence of nausea and vomiting, analgesic requirement; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactManoj K Karmakar
Outcome results
None listed