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Injection of 0.125% Marcaine During Mid-Urethral Sling Placement for Pain Relief: A Randomized Control Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating 0.125% Marcaine for Stress Urinary Incontinence. Completed, enrolled 42 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
There are many ways to perform a suprapubic approach pubovaginal sling. Some surgeons inject local pain medical into the retropubic space before placing the sling, others do not. This study is to determine if injection of local pain medication into the retropubic space before placing a mid-urethral sling for urinary stress incontinence results in lower postoperative pain scores, lower use of postoperative narcotic medication and lower rates of urinary retention.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients randomized to the intervention arm will receive 60 cc of 0.125% Marcaine injected into the retropubic space along the tract that the suprapubic mid-urethral trocar will follow (one on each side) for a total of 120 cc of 0.125% Marcaine, prior to the placement of the mid-urethral sling via the suprapubic approach.