Clinical Trial: US-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition:
Lung Cancer
Acute Pain
Chronic Pain
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Efficacy of Perioperative US-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural in Adult Patient Undergoing Thoracotomy: A Randomized Comparative Double-Blinded Trial
Brief Summary:
Thoracic surgeries is known to be one of the most painful surgeries . Multiple analgesic techniques have been used for post operative analgesia including Thoracic epidural , Patient Controlled Analgesia and systemic opioids. Opioids are associated with multiple sied effects including : PONV , Respiratory depression and ileus while thoracic epidural has its own complications such as hemodynamic instability , injury of spinal cord, pneumothorax and epidural hematoma.Peripheral nerve blocks provide good alternative…
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