The aim of this study is to observe or not a reduction in the consumption of morphine within 72 hours of the realization of an erector spinae plane block when preparing for a lumbar spinal fusion.
Posterior lumbar spine surgery is surgery described by patients as painful. For this type of surgery, lumbar spinal fusion, especially because of greater exposure, is more painful than simple surgeries to release the lumbar canal or to cure a herniated disc. However, the improvement of implants and techniques, as well as the change in the habits of surgeons, means that this lumbar spinal is on the increase (+ 65%). The management of postoperative pain is a priority for anesthesiologic teams with a goal to improved rehabilitation after surgery. Multimodal analgesia, already recognized for other surgeries, is one of the keys to success, combining oral analgesics and regional local anesthetics. The recourse to the realization of a erector spinae plane block was described for the first time in 2016, it is described as not presenting any particular risk, simple to apply and having a satisfactory analgesia action. However, this process is little described in the context of spine surgery and even less in the context of randomized controlled trials. On the other hand, no study has evaluated the effectiveness of spinal block as part of an Enhanced Rehabilitation After Surgery (RAAC) program. At the Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France, the management of spine surgeries is part of an Improved Rehabilitation After Surgery (RAAC) process. Patients benefit from multidisciplinary preoperative information and perioperative management promoting early mobilization and postoperative rehabilitation. It seemed relevant to carry out a randomized, controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the consumption of postoperative morphine during the 72 hours following a lumbar spinal fusion. The studied process will be the realization of a ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block. The realization of the erector spinae plane block is carried out as part of lumbar spinal fusion surgery on 1 or 2 levels. As part of this study, 130 patients will be randomized into 2 arms: one arm receiving the anesthetic and another arm receiving the placebo. As the study is double blind, both arms will benefit from the same procedure. Patients in the block arm will receive an injection of levobupivacaine 2.5 mg / ml while the patients in the placebo arm will receive an injection of physiological saline (NaCL 0,9%) in the same proportions. The data necessary for this study will be collected directly from the patient and from his medical file according to the following schedule: 3h, 4h, 6h, 9h, 12h, 18h, 24h, 36h, 48h, 72h and 1 month after realization of the erector spinae plane block.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
130
Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected. Drug : Levobupivacaïne 2,5mg/ml.
Procedure : After installing the sleeping patient and identifying the surgical level by the surgeon, the anesthetist will perform the erector spinae plane block. The anesthetist performs an ultrasound to view the spine and erector muscles and identifies the transverse processes of the vertebra involved in the surgery. Once the location has been made, the anesthetist injects the anesthetic product under ultrasound control between the erector muscle of the spine and its anterior fascia, the trajectory of the needle being thus visualized throughout the procedure. The anesthetist bilaterally injects 3ml/kg of solution with a maximum of 30ml injected. Drug : NaCL 0,9%.
Clinique Saint Jean
Saint-Jean-de-Védas, France
RECRUITINGConsumption of postoperative morphine within 72 hours of the operation.
Time frame: 72 hours
Digital visual scale to assess pain of patient within 72 hours of the operation.
Numeric scale numbered from 0 to 10. 0 : no pain, 10: worst pain possible
Time frame: 72 hours
Onset of nausea and vomiting within 72 hours of the operation.
Onset of nausea/ vomiting or taking an anti-vomiting treatment within 72 hours of the operation.
Time frame: 72 hours
Onset of complication within 30 days of the intervention.
Time frame: 30 days
Walking perimeter measurement by the physiotherapist during the 72 hours following the intervention.
Measurement of the maximum distance traveled without stopping in meter with or without assistance.
Time frame: 72 hours
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