Effect of epidural dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia after major abdominal surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001754

Enrollment

120

Registered

2016-01-05

Start date

2015-08-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : The epidural catheter was inserted via 18-gauge Tuohy needle at the T8-T9 interspace. According to computer-generated random number table, patients were randomly received different loading dose

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA physical status I and II male patients who were diagnosed with gastric cancer, undergoing elective subtotal gastrectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of drug abuse, and allergies to any of the drugs, patients with Parkinsonism or psychiatric problems, patients who received any steroid or analgesia medication and patients who had respiratory impairment or liver or renal dysfunction, patients with diabetes mellitus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain intensity( using numeric rating scale at resting and during coughing)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
cumulative fentanyl consumption	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJeong-Min Hong

Pusan National University Hospital

ccarrot@naver.com

Outcome results