This study is aimed at assessing whether performing a paravertebral block (a type of regional pain relief) can reduce the pain and anxiety patients experience during radiological procedures on the liver.
Percutaneous procedures of the liver can be very painful and range from bliliary drain insertions to tumor ablation procedures. The study will randomize patients in two groups, one receiving a paravertebral nerve block prior to the procedure and one receiving a sham procedure in which saline will be injected in the paravertebral space. Pain scores and use of IV sedation will be monitored post procedure and both groups will be compared to assess whether paravetebral nerve blocks are effective at reducing pain in patients receiving such procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Injection of local anaesthesia into paravertebral space to provide analgesia
Injection of Normal saline into the paravertebral space
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal General Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dose of intravenous sedation required during and after the procedure
Time frame: 1 hour
Improvement in analogue pain scoring after the procedure
Time frame: 1 hour
Procedure duration
Time frame: 1 hour
Complication rate of liver procedure
Time frame: 24 hours
Complication rate of paravertebral block
Time frame: 1 hour
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