Thyroidectomy
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized controlled clinical trial with participant blinding, involving 40 participants undergoing elective total thyroidectomy, randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio through a computer-genera
Sponsors
Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 years or older; both sexes; American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I, II, or III; scheduled for elective total thyroidectomy; ability to understand and respond to the study assessment instruments; provision of written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal to participate in the study; inability to understand or respond to the questionnaires used in the study; allergy or contraindication to the local anesthetics used in the study; infection at the block puncture site; coagulation disorders or use of anticoagulants contraindicating regional anesthesia; pregnancy; urgent or emergency surgery; requirement for unplanned modification of the anesthetic or surgical technique during the procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of postoperative recovery quality using the 15-item Quality of Recovery Questionnaire during the first 24 hours after elective total thyroidectomy, comparing patients receiving ultrasound-guided bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with patients receiving conventional local anesthetic infiltration at the surgical site. Secondary outcomes: Assessment of postoperative pain intensity using the Visual Analog Scale during the first 24 hours after surgery; assessment of rescue opioid requirements during the immediate postoperative period; assessment of the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting; assessment of complications related to regional anesthesia and general anesthesia; assessment of length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of postoperative pain intensity using the Visual Analog Scale during the first 24 hours after surgery; assessment of rescue opioid requirements during the immediate postoperative period; assessment of the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting; assessment of complications related to regional anesthesia and general anesthesia; assessment of length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactTherick Soares Cardoso de Souza
Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed