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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All postoperative cardiac surgery patients aged between 18-75 y Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 60 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Patients with known allergy -Patients with allergy to opioid drugs or a medical history of psychiatric disease --Patients with chronic inflammatory disease or chronic obstructive lung disease -Pregnancy in female subjects in child-bearing age -Body mass index greater than 35 kg/m2 -Participation in another clinical trial -Drug abuse -Psychological or emotional problems -The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or monoamine oxidase inhibitors -Pain therapy with opioids 14 days before the start of the study -Patients who are not cooperative or could not use PCA will be also excluded. -All patients who cannot be weaned from the ventilator the day of surgery or the first postoperative day will be excluded -Patients who are delirious or to whom no communication could be performed.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): -Nausea, vomiting and constipation -Pruritus -Consciousness;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: twice daily | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: The present study aims to assess postoperative pain after cardiac surgery by means of a standardized scoring system.;Secondary Objective: -Presence of nausea, vomiting, constipation -Pruritus -Consciousness;Primary end point(s): VAS score;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: twice daily | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel