The Effectiveness and Outcomes of Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Open Hepatectomy

Epidural Analgesia Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effectiveness and Outcomes of Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Open Hepatectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This observational study is to compare the effectiveness and outcomes of epidural analgesia in patients undergoing open hepatectomy: A propensity score matching analysis.

The main question is: What is the superior method of pain control in open hepatectomy:

epidural analgesia or intravenous PCA?

Clinical Trial Description

After approval of the study protocol from the institutional review board of Chiangmai University (Approval number: ANE-2562-06771), the investigators performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent an elective open liver resection in the specialized hepato-biliary center from January 2007 through December 2018. This retrospective inquiry comprised 612 patients. The data was systematically retrieved from electronic medical records. Baseline characteristics including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), co-morbidity, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, diagnosis, hepatitis profile, Child-Pugh classification, cirrhosis, the largest tumor size, previous liver resection, and pre-operative laboratory investigations were collected. The following intra-operative data were collected: type of liver resection, hilar resection, vascular reconstruction, intra-operative opioid consumption and type of fluid administration, estimated blood loss, packed red cell and blood product transfusion, and operation time. Post-operative pain score and opioid consumption also be collected. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epidural Analgesia
• Patient Controlled Analgesia

• NCT number: NCT06301932
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Chiang Mai University
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2006
• Completion date: December 31, 2023