The purpose of this study is to see if an anesthesia technique called serratus anterior plane block may provide additional pain relief for the chest wall after lung surgery. The study will evaluate the effect the serratus anterior plane block technique has on the need for opioids after surgery,the level of pain during recovery, and other aspects of recovery, like whether the patient has nausea and their ability to breathe deeply. The effects of the serratus anterior plane block will be compared to the effects of an inactive (sham) block.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
93
The serratus anterior plane block will be performed by the anesthesiology team just prior to emergence from general anesthesia.
The serratus anterior plane block will be performed by the anesthesiology team just prior to emergence from general anesthesia.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent only )
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent Only)
Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, New York, United States
number of patients requiring opioids
Assessment of this outcome will be performed by abstracting total dosage of opioids administered during this time period from the electronic medical record (EMR). Opioid dosages will be converted to intravenous morphine sulfate equivalent.
Time frame: within 24 hours post-operation
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)
Uniondale, New York, United States