None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Drug : Forty four patients aged >
19 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I-III were scheduled open thoracotomy for lung cancer or other lung disease, and to be sedative care postoperatively in
lidocaine 3 mL) + epinephrine 15 µg was injected through the catheter and confirmed no hemodynamic changes or neurological changes. After endotracheal intubation, a loading dose of 50 µg fentanyl + le
levobupivacaine 7.5 mL) was injected via the pre-placed epidural catheter. For patient controlled-epidural analgesia (PCEA), a total volume of 150 ml (levobupivacaine 300 mg + fentanyl 500 µg) was inf
levobupivacaine at 1 mL/h plus a bolus dose of 3 mL with a lockout time of 30 min through the epidural catheter. Before 30 minutes at the end of surgery, group D was injected with 0.3 µg/kg /h of dexm
Sponsors
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Forty-four patients aged more than 19 years , with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I-III, scheduled to undergo open thoracotomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with neurologic, mental dysfunction, patients with impaired kidney and liver function, patients with impaired heart function or circulation, patients with drug abuse, allergic reaction to dexmedetomidine or levobupivacaine, patients with neurologic deficit, bleeding tendency, infectious state at thorax, pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale (VAS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient sedation;consumed dose of patient controlled analgesic drugs;blood pressure and heart rate;amount and number of patients requiring additional analgesics;adverse events;patients satisfaction for pain management;change of PaCO2, PaO2, and O2 saturation | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactGyeong-Jo Byeon
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Outcome results
None listed