Pectus excavatum
Conditions
Interventions
Music interventions pre-, intra- and postoperatively
Sponsors
University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Age 12 – 18 years ? Scheduled for primary PE repair according to the Nuss-procedure with either one or multiple bars ? Postoperatively, initial placement of a thoracic epidural or both thoracic epidural and patient-controlled analgesia system ? Good knowledge of the Dutch language, by both patients and parents ? Written informed consent. Additional written informed consent by parents or legal guardian is only necessary for children under the age of 16 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Hearing impairment ? Secondary PE surgery or other prior thoracic surgery ? Known severe mental or psychiatric disorder ? Known impaired communication with patient and parents as collected ? Presence of chronic pain syndrome: ongoing pain lasting longer than 3 months or ongoing pain lasting longer than the reasonably expected healing time for the involved tissues)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main parameter is the experienced level of pain, assessed with self-report on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) expressed in millimetres. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Morphine equivalence daily dose/kilogram (MEDD/kg) and total dosage of other analgesia: • Score on State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory questionnaire (STAI) and Health related quality of life (HRQoL): • Physiologic measurements, including blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate: • Complications, like post-operative ileus (n of days), nausea/vomiting (n of days and also anti-emetics used), pruritus: • Length of hospital stay (n of days): • Economic evaluation | — |
Contacts
Public ContactRyan Billar
Erasmus University Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed