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Anterior Ultrasound-guided Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy

Anterior Approach Ultrasound-guided Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01640613
Enrollment
116
Registered
2012-07-16
Start date
2012-04-30
Completion date
2013-10-31
Last updated
2014-03-06

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Conditions

Carotid Atherosclerosis, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity

Keywords

carotid endarterectomy, regional anaesthesia, ultrasound guided block

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to describe technique, efficiency, safety and satisfaction of ultrasound guided intermediate cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy. The investigators present a simple approach for carotid regional anaesthesia by an anterior way that has not been published yet.

Detailed description

* description of the anaesthetic procedure (duration, volume of anaesthetic local, efficiency) * realization of the surgery (pain, injection of anaesthetic local...) * post operative evaluation (pain, satisfaction...)

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* adult * carotid endarterectomy performed under regional anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* age \< 18 years * contralateral phrenic palsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
conversion to general anaesthesiasurgery time

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
amount of additional local anaestheticsurgery timeintraoperative supplementation by the surgeon
additional injection of remifentanilsurgery timeIn case of incontrolled pain : administration of remifentanil
complicationsanaesthesia timehoarseness, Horner syndrome, cough, facial palsy
patient and surgeon satisfactionsafter surgery

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026