Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients will be randomized into 2 groups: * Vit E group: Vitamin E ointment will be applied over staple lines and anastomoses * Control group: Vitamin E will not be applied Postoperative pain will be assessed 24 hours after surgery.
Detailed description
Patients will be randomized into 2 groups: * Vit E group: Vitamin E acetate ointment will be applied over staple lines and anastomoses in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. * Control group: Vitamin E will not be applied Postoperative pain will be assessed 24 hours after surgery, by means of visuala analogic scale (ranging from 0 to 100mm).
Interventions
DRUGVitamine E Acetate
Vitamin E acetate ointment will be applied over the staple lines and anastomoses in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
DRUGNo application of vitamin E acetate
Vitamin E acetate ointment will not be applied in this group
Sponsors
Hospital General Universitario Elche
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The patient and the epidemiology nurse will not know the treatgment assigned.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* BMI \>40 Kg/m2 or \>35 Kg/m2 associated to obesity-related comorbidities * Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as bariatric procedure * Patients accepting to participate in the study and signing and Informed Consent form
Exclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing other bariatric techniques * Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as revisional procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative pain | 24 hours after surgery | Postoperative pain will be assessed by means of a Visual Analogic Scale, ranging from 0 (absence of pain) to100mm (unbearable pain) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed