Gastric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Epidural analgesia (EDA) Epidural catheter is inserted at thoracic level (Th8-Th10) before induction of anesthesia. At the end of surgery, a solution of bupivacaine (0.1%), fentanyl (1 mug/mL) is ini
Sponsors
Okayama University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Gastric cancer patients who are planned to undergo laparoscopic gastrectomy including total gastrectomy, distal gastrectomy, and proxymal gastrectomy. 2) Patient's age is between 20 and 80 years old. 3) Before participation, patients receive information about the study and provide their written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) The patients whose preoperative peformance status more than ASA(American Society of Anestheists) IV 2) The patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy 3) Medical contraindication for epidural analgesia 4) Abnormal anatomy of the spinal column 5) Neoadjuvant chemotherapy 6) Immunodeficiency 7) Palliative surgery 8) Emergency surgery 9) Unsuitable patients for enrollment judged by the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative pain at rest 24 h after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The achievement day of discharge criteria, Length of postoperative hospital stay, Postoperative complications, Postoperative pain on day 2,3,4 after surgery, Additional doses of analgesics, Adverse events related to analgesia, Patients' satisfaction | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSatoru Kikuchi
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Gastroenterological surgery
Outcome results
None listed