This study is designed to compare the standard of care against EXPAREL(R) to determine if total opioid consumption is reduced when using EXPAREL, therefore possibly reducing total hospitalization costs.
This is a phase 4, prospective, sequential, open-label study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and health economic benefits of intraoperative local wound infiltration with EXPAREL compared with postsurgical administration of standardized intravenous (IV) morphine sulfate or sponsor-approved equivalent for postsurgical analgesia in adult patients undergoing open colectomy with general anesthesia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
Patients in this group will receive IV morphine sulfate via PCA pump, as needed. The PCA pump will be set up postsurgically as soon as possible and prior to the patient leaving the PACU or immediately upon transfer to the floor if the stay in the PACU is less than one hour.
Patients in this group will receive 266 mg EXPAREL diluted with preservative free 0.9% normal saline to a total volume of 30 cc and administered via wound infiltration prior to wound closure. When not contraindicated, 30 mg IV ketorolac will be given at the end of surgery. If not indicated, an IV non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) may be substituted per the site's standard of care. All patients will be offered rescue analgesia, as needed.
Atlanta Colon and Rectal Surgery
Riverdale, Georgia, United States
Total Opioid Burden
Total opioid consumed (IV and PO) postsurgically until the hospital discharge order is written or through Day 30, whichever is sooner.
Time frame: Wound closure to time hospital discharge order written or Day 30, whichever is sooner
Health Economic Benefits - Total Cost of Hospitalization
Total cost of hospitalization until the time hospital discharge order is written or through Day 30, whichever is sooner.
Time frame: Wound closure to time hospital discharge order written or Day 30, whichever is sooner.
Health Economic Benefits - Length of Stay
Length of stay (LOS), recorded in hours and converted to days with one decimal of precision, defined as the time of completion of the wound closure until the hospital discharge order is written or through Day 30, whichever is sooner.
Time frame: Up to Day 30
Incidence of Predefined Opioid-related Adverse Events
The incidence of predefined opioid-related adverse events
Time frame: From the time the informed consent is signed to the time hospital discharge order is written or through Day 30 (after surgery), which ever is sooner
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