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Postoperative Analgesis for Pain Management After Thoracotomy

Comparison of Thoracal Paravertebral Block and Serratus Plan Block in Pain Management After Thoracotomy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06177652
Enrollment
58
Registered
2023-12-20
Start date
2022-06-01
Completion date
2024-07-04
Last updated
2025-03-10

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain, Analgesia

Keywords

Regional Anesthesia, Paravertebral Block, Serratus Plane Block, Thoracotomy

Brief summary

Thoracotomy is among the most painful surgical procedures and can cause severe pain. Postoperative pain causes many complications. Therefore, pain management is important in patients undergoing thoracotomy. For this purpose, systemic analgesics are used along with ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in thoracotomy pain. The effectiveness of thoracic paravertebral block and serratus plane block in the treatment of post-thoracotomy pain will be evaluated by comparing their effectiveness and complications on postoperative pain. Since the epidural spread of the thoracic paravertebral block is more effective, the effectiveness of postoperative pain relief will be more effective

Detailed description

Thoracotomy is among the most painful surgical procedures and can cause severe pain. This pain causes postoperative complications in patients who have thoracotomy surgery. Uncontrolled pain can cause respiratory and thromboembolic events. Therefore, effective pain management is important in patients undergoing thoracotomy. Investigators aim to compare the analgesic effectiveness and complications of thoracic paravertebral block and serratus anterior plane block in relieving thoracotomy pain, which is one of the most painful surgical procedures. It is aimed to compare the effectiveness and complications of thoracic paravertebral block and serratus plane block in postoperative pain control after thoracotomy. Providing pain control reduces postoperative complications and reduces hospital stay, which increases patient comfort and reduces costs. In this research, postoperative morphine consumption after block applications will be compared, and patients' analgesic needs will be evaluated according to the participants' VAS score. Post-operative 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 24th. Morphine consumption will be evaluated by monitoring the hours. It will be evaluated whether there is a need for additional analgesics. During the operation, the patient's heart rate, blood pressure, saturation and temperature variable values will be closely monitored. Standard monitoring methods will be used when examining these parameters.

Interventions

OTHERParavertebral Block

Ultrasound (US) -guided paravertebral block (PVB) with 20 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine will performe preoperatively to all patients in the PVB group.

Ultrasound (US) -guided serratus plane block (SPB) with 20 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine will performe preoperatively to all patients in the SPB group.

Sponsors

Kocaeli University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

Single(Participant)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18-75 aged patients * American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification (ASA) I-II-III patients * patients who scheduled elective thoracic surgery

Exclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification (ASA) IV-V patients * patients with coagulopathy * patient with infection at the injection site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Morphin consumptionduring postoperative 24 hourPatient in both groups will provide with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia device containing morphine for postoperative analgesia

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)during postoperative 24 hourVisual Analogue Scale (VAS) requires the patient to rate their pain on a defined scale.For example , 0-10 where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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