Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (IV PCA) Versus Paravertebral Block After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Seoul National University Hospital76 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effect of paravertebral block with that of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after video assisted thoracic surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain After Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Interventions

paravertebral blockPROCEDURE

Postoperative pain is controlled with local analgesics via PVB.

PCAPROCEDURE

Postoperative pain is controlled with intravenous PCA.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients receiving video assisted thoracic surgery Exclusion Criteria: * patients with cardiovascular disease * patients with neurologic disease * patients with contraindications to paravertebral block or epidural block * patients with history of previous VATS * patients with pain at the expected incision site

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

severity of acute postoperative pain when moving

Time frame: 24 hours after VATS

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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