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Assessment of Intercostal Block Scheduling in Preventing Acute Surgical and Post-surgical Pain in Thoracoscopic Surgery
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Intercostal block Bupivacaine based for Chest Pain and Surgery. Completed, enrolled 65 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
It is well known that chest surgery patients suffer from high level pain in the perioperative period. The transition to thoracoscopic approaches reduced surgical pain. The proper pain control technique for thoracoscopic approaches is still under debate. One of the most popular methods for pain control is these procedures is the Intercostal block. The Intercostal block is usually based upon topical analgesic. In this study the investigators will try to examine the effect on pain control of the timing of Intercostal block of 100 mg BUPIVACAINE. The study is a prospective comparative study. The cohort will be divided into two groups. In the control group patients will have Intercostal block after surgery and in the study group the intercostal block will be given in the beginning of the surgical procedure. All other analgesic treatment during and post-surgery will be the same in both groups. The study will evaluate pain level in the days after the surgery, analgesic medication consumption and relevant morbidity.
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Interventions
Intercostal Bupivacaine block of 100ml over five intercostal spaces.