Comparison of Ultrasonography Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Thoracic Surgery

Comparison of Ultrasonography Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04235530

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-22

Start date

2018-04-15

Completion date

2019-02-01

Last updated

2020-01-22

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

thoracoscopic surgery video assisted, serratus anterior, paravertebral block

Brief summary

The aim of this study is comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound guided serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block as a preventive analgesia method after VATS. Our secondary aim is to investigate patient and surgeon satisfaction, duration of block application, postoperative complications and hospital lenght of stay.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* aged between 18 and 65 years * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score I-II

Exclusion criteria

* inability to communicate * body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2 * infection in the area where the block was to be applied * allergy to the drugs used * mentally impaired * bleeding impaired

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain scores in rest and coughing	24 hours	Pain scores observed after surgery at 0, 1 ,2 ,6 ,12 ,24 th hours by visual analog scale. We assessed pain scores both in rest and coughing. This scale scores pain from 0 to 10. 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain.
consumption of opioids	24 hours	We observed how much opioid ( how many miligrams) the patient consumed in 24 hours postoperatively with pca device.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative complications	24 hours	we compare postoperative complications like nausea, vomiting, constipation, pruritus first 24 hours after surgery.
lenght of hospital stay	48 hours	we compared how many days the patients stayed in the hospital until discharge

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results