Urinary retention is a common complication of epidural analgesia. Auriculotherapy could prevent this complication. This study will be performed among men receiving thoracic epidural analgesia after thoracic surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
53
Implementation of adhesive pads on the ears is performed while the patient is sleeping but before thoracic incision.
Auriculotherapy uses semi-permanent needles and implementation of adhesive pads to mask the needles.
Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, Hauts de Seine, France
bladder catheterization
Requirement of bladder catheterization during the day and the first night following surgery
Time frame: 24 hours
Comfort
The degree of patient's comfort is assessed six hours after his arrival in the recovery room and the morning after surgery using a numerical scale from 0 '"maximum discomfort " to 10" maximum comfort "
Time frame: 24 hours
Anxiety
The degree of patient's anxiety is assessed six hours after his arrival in the recovery room and the morning after surgery using a numerical scale from 0 '"maximum discomfort " to 10" maximum comfort "
Time frame: 24 hours
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