None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure/Surgery : Following thoracic epidural block, which is considered the standard treatment for postoperative pain control, for patients who underwent video assisted thoracic surgery, paraverteb
Sponsors
Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Among patients undergoing video assisted thoracic surgery, those who agreed to the pain control technique. - Age: 19 to 80 years old - ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists Class) I-?
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who have difficulty in obtaining information and effects of nerve block related to the study due to cognitive decline. - Patients who are contraindicated in nerve block. (INR>1.3 PTT>43 seconds without anticoagulant administration, coagulopathy, antiplatelet drug use within 48 hours, double antiplatelet therapy, surgical site infection, patient's refusal of procedure, allergic reaction to local anesthetic) - Patients requiring therapeutic anticoagulant therapy after surgery. - Pregnant woman - Concomitant diseases: All comorbid diseases that the patient should be excluded from the study under the judgment of the anesthesiologist (sepsis, anatomical thoracic deformity, empyema, increased intracranial pressure, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS (Visual analog scale) of each group after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total consumption of opioids (Morphine equivalent dose);Analgesics taken by the patient in addition to the nerve block | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactHYEJIN DO
Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Outcome results
None listed