Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine or Epidural Anesthesia on Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is determine if epidural anesthesia administered after surgery or lidocaine administered during surgery will decrease inflammation after spinal surgery and decrease the need for post operative pain medication compared to intravenous patient controlled analgesia. Participants undergoing spine surgery will be randomized into one of two groups; \- A.) General Anesthesia and postoperative Patient Controlled Analgesia and placebo IV infusion. B.) General Anesthesia plus perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion, and post operative Patient Controlled Analgesia.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2011-12

Completion

2012-02

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.