Acute postoperative pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is very severe. Because pain after thoracic surgery prevents early recovery, and increases postoperative complications, its is important to prevent pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. In the present study, we will evaluate whether nefopam reduces pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
46
Nefopam 20 mg is mixed to 100 mL of normal saline, and is infused intravenously over 15 minutes. 20 mg of nefopam is administered intravenously for two times, after induction and at the end of surgery.
Eunah Cho
Seoul, South Korea
Pain after 1 hour of surgery
Acute postoperative pain will be assessed using numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever).
Time frame: 1 hour after surgery.
Pain after 6 hour of surgery
Acute postoperative pain will be assessed using numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever).
Time frame: 6 hours hours after surgery.
Pain after 12 hour of surgery
Acute postoperative pain will be assessed using numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever).
Time frame: 12 hours after surgery.
Pain after 24 hour of surgery
Acute postoperative pain will be assessed using numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain ever).
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery.
Patient-controlled analgesia use
Fentanyl consumption administered thorough the patient-controlled analgesia machine.
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Rescue analgesics
Additional analgesic use during postoperative period.
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery.
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