post-operative pain post-operative pain after HPB- operations
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients of 18 years and older - Elective laparotomy for hepato-pancreato-biliary conditions: * Pylorus preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD), Whipple procedure * Distal pancreatectomy * Hepatojejunostomy * Partial liver resection * Other hepato-pancreato-biliary laparotomies (elective) - Patients who have signed an informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - ASA status 4 - Chronic opioid use - Allergy to local anesthetics or morphine - Renal / Liver failure - Contraindications for epidural placement - INR >1.5 , PPT>1.5, Platelets
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint: Overall benefit of analgesic score (OBAS score). Measured on postoperative day 1-5. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints: - Total operative time. (operation time / pre-operative time) - Length of hospital stay / readiness for discharge - Failure of analgesic technique - Pain after 12/24/72 hours, during rest and movement (VAS score) - Cumulative opioid consumption - Hypotension with the need for additional fluid boluses during and after surgery and noradrenaline dependency - Days CSWI/PCEA needed Side effects up to 30 days, including: - Prolonged post-anaesthesia care unit / Intensive care unit stay - Duration of indwelling urinary catheter (days) - Pruritus, post-operative nausea and vomiting - Complications related to anaesthetic technique, f.e. CNS toxicity, epidural hematoma, epidural abscess, wound infection - Post-surgical pain after 30 days | — |
Countries
Netherlands