Epidural Versus Continuous Wound Ropivacaine Infusion Analgesia

N/ACompletedNCT01916473

University of Athens80 enrolled

Overview

Study Hypothesis: The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques.

The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques, in patients undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Analgesia

Interventions

Epidural analgesiaOTHER

Epidural analgesia is provided with ropvacaine 0.2% given 6 hourly

Continuous wound infusionOTHER

Continuous wound infusion via catheter

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients ASA I-II scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy or myomectomy - Exclusion Criteria: Age older than 60 and younger than 25 years, body weight exceeding the 30% of the ideal, consumption of analgesics, sedatives, anxiolytics, antidepressants, calcium channel blockers, CNS disease or insulin dependent diabetes \-

Locations (1)

Aretaieio Hospital

Athens, Greece