Pain, Postoperative
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Patients and physicians will be unaware of the study arm until the envelope containing the case group information is opened in the preoperativ
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either gender; 18 years of age or older; undergoing invasive thoracic procedures, whether thoracotomy, sternotomy, or videothoracoscopy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing sympathectomy; patients undergoing procedures that do not access the pleural cavity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A shorter average length of stay in days in the intervention group is expected. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that better control of postoperative chest pain, as measured by the visual analog scale in the postoperative period, will be observed in the intervention group.;It is expected that the quality of recovery after surgery, as measured by the quality of recovery questionnaire, will be better in the intervention group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAndré Miotto
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed