Efficacy of Postoperative Epidural Anesthesia Following Abdominoplasty

Anesthesia Clinical Trial

— EDA  

Official title:

Efficacy of Postoperative Epidural Anesthesia Following Abdominoplasty

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05822882
• Other study ID #: EDA following Abdominoplasty
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 14, 2022
• Est. completion date: February 24, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Klinik Bogenhausen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Effective postoperative pain management is essential for patient satisfaction and therefore intraoperative regional nerve blocks have become more and more popular in abdominoplasties. However, the key disadvantage of these blocks are their limited duration of action. This observational study evaluates the effects of a longer- lasting, individualized epidural analgesia using a pain pump to better classify the clinical value of this procedure.

Description:

This work reviews the digital medical charts of patients who underwent selective abdominoplasty without additive surgical procedures within a period of 4 years. Evaluated data comprise the postoperative analgesia regimen, including on-demand medication, mobilization time, inpatient length of stay, and clinical outcome. The patients were grouped by the presence of an epidural catheter.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 112
• Est. completion date: February 24, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 24, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who underwent abdominoplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who underwent abdominoplasty combined with additional intraoperative procedures (e.g., liposuction, hernia repair) were excluded

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Abdominoplasty
• Anesthesia

Intervention

Procedure:
• Epidural anesthesia
Postoperative pain management by epidural anesthesia via epidural catheter and pain pump

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	ISAR Klinikum	München	Bayern

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Klinik Bogenhausen	ISAR Klinikum

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	frequency of retrieval of the on-demand non-epidural opiate	frequency of retrieval of the on-demand non-epidural opiate as a measure of perceived pain discomfort	from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days
Secondary	postoperative mobilization ability	the time at which the patient was able to move at room level with the assistance of a nurse (assisted full mobilization), the time at which the patient was able to get out of bed independently and move without assistance (independent full mobilization)	from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days
Secondary	timing of urinary catheter removal	timing of urinary catheter removal after surgery	from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days
Secondary	length of hospital stay	number of days from the day of surgery until dischargement	from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days