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Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability

NCT00222391 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2009-01-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of epidural anesthesia on sympathetic activity in surgical patients. The study investigates whether a segmental sympathetic block can be determined and can be correlated to level of the sensoric blockade.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Abdominothoracic Surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Muenster

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Henrik Freise, MD · Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Münster

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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