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Pectoralis and Serratus Nerves Block in Thoracic Surgery

NCT03023982 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 168

Last updated 2017-01-18

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Summary

A new conceptual regional anesthesia the PECs II block (modified pectoral and serratus nerves block) has been described for pain control after thoracic surgery, one of the indications to perform this method is analgesia for surgeries or procedures involving lateral chest wall

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Surgery
  • Block
  • Thoracic Injury

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride

40 cc 0.25% of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride injection using ultrasound approach will be administered between pectoralis minor and serratus anterior muscle at the 3rd and 4th rib

DEVICE

Ultrasound

All blocks will be done under ultrasound

PROCEDURE

Thoracotomy

The patient population will include patients that undergo either open thoracotomy or thoracoscopy for anatomic and non-anatomic lung resection. The standard thoracoscopy approach in our institute includes three holes technic. There are two incisions of 1 cm and utility incision of 4 cm. The standard thoracotomy is posterior- lateral thoracotomy which divided the latissimus dorsi muscle but spears the serratus anterior muscle.

DRUG

Opioids

standard pain control with opioids

DRUG

NSAID

standard pain control with NSAIDs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-28
Primary Completion
2019-02-28
Completion
2019-02-28

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