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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that receiving massage therapy post-operatively has on reducing perceived anxiety and pain in urology patients. Secondarily, the result of massage on patient satisfaction, length of hospital stay, and narcotic use will also be studied.
The study is a prospective, randomized, open-label comparison of a multimodal regimen and a standard, narcotic-based regimen for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing surgery for an operatively indicated, isolated extremity fracture. The investigators will be measuring pain levels, narcotic use, patient satisfaction, patient reported function, adverse events and fracture union. The investigators hypothesize that this multimodal regimen will lead to improved pain, less narcotic use and improved satisfaction as compared to the standard regimen.
This study is undertaken to clarify whether intraoperative blockage with 40 ml of ½ % Marcaine© of the nerves in the ilio-inguinal canal may decrease postoperative pain after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Patients will be randomised to injection of Marcaine© og a needle prick per-operatively. Pain will be estimated using the VAS score in: 1. the wound 2 the abdomen 3 the shoulder Scoring will be performed: 1. pre-operatively 2. 1 hour postoperatively 3. at discharge from the hospital d day 1,2 and 3 post OP e. 1 year post OP
Our routine practice for patients undergoing mastectomy is to include paravertebral peripheral nerve blockade for postoperative analgesia. This study investigates whether the addition of another nerve block targeting the pectoral nerves will improve that analgesia.
The purpose of this study is that an adductor canal nerve block (putting numbing medicine near the nerve) has been shown to produce excellent pain relief with less pain medication use after knee replacement surgery.The investigators will be comparing the amount of pain relief following knee replacement surgery when you have a nerve block in place. There will be approximately 66 subjects participating in this study. After surgery subjects will receive numbing medication every 6 hours for 48 hours. Subjects will also receive a morphine PCA (patient controlled analgesia) after surgery and pain medication by mouth every 4 hours around the clock with the option to receive more pain medication if needed. Subjects will participate in the study up to 3 days.
The purpose of this study is to determine if an intravenous lidocaine infusion (compared to placebo) intraoperatively will decrease time to return of bowel function postoperatively, decrease postoperative pain, diminish postoperative opioid requirement, minimize inflammatory markers and shorten time to discharge after colorectal surgery.
The investigators are investigating two ways of treating pain after hip surgery. One way is though a thin tube (called a catheter), and it is placed into the back so that pain-numbing drugs can reach the nerves near the backbone. This is called an "epidural" catheter. Another way is to place the catheter close to the hip, where the surgery is done, so that the pain-numbing drugs can reach some of the nerves more locally. This is called a "fascia iliaca compartment" catheter. The investigators do not know which way is best to treat pain, or has fewer side effects, or allows a patient to leave hospital faster. Usually, patients would receive only one type of catheter for pain relief. To do this comparison, the investigators would place both catheter types, so that patients help us tell which one works better.
Body contouring surgery has a higher potential for postoperative pain and wound healing complications. The purpose of this study is to determine if pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) devices can reduce the pain and complications associated with this type of surgery. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) devices have been shown to be effective treatments to decrease healing time in nonunion fractures and pressure ulcers, and to reduce pain in whiplash injuries, persistent neck pain, and chronic lower back pain. These devices have been FDA approved for treatment of pain and edema (510(k) number: K070541). More recently, PEMF devices have been shown to decrease postoperative pain and narcotic use in breast augmentation patients. This study seeks to determine if PEMF will also cause similar effects in the more complex procedures performed on body contouring patients. The specific aims of this study are: 1. Evaluate if adjunct PEMF therapy will accelerate the rate of postoperative pain reduction in abdominal body contouring patients. 2. Evaluate if adjunct PEMF therapy will decrease the postoperative use of narcotic pain relievers in abdominal body contouring patients. PEMF devices have been shown to be effective in reduction of pain and pain medication use in breast augmentation patients. No literature has shown if PEMF is an effective adjunct to decrease pain or pain medication use in the abdominal body contouring patient. A decrease in pain would result in a better experience for patients and a reduction in pain medication may decrease complications associated with these medications. The PEMF therapy device being used in this study is a non-significant risk device because it is noninvasive and does not present a potential for serious risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a subject.
This study compares the effect on postoperative pain of bolus administration of ropivacaine in Transversus abdominis plane catheter and continuous bupivacain-infusion in epidural catheters following open gynecologic surgery.The study is double blind. The hypothesis is that the effect of the two modes of pain treatment are equal.
This is a prospective randomized double-blind placebo controlled study (0.375% Ropivacaine vs. 0.9% saline) designed to evaluate the effectiveness of transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block in the first 48 hours after c-section in patients receiving methadone therapy. The TAP block will be performed by a regional anesthesiologist in the operating room after delivery of the baby.