Intraoperative Lidocaine Infusion for Postoperative Pain Management in Obese Patients

Summary

The primary objective is to assess the feasibility and safety of administering continuous intraoperative lidocaine infusions in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB). The secondary objective is to determine if lidocaine administration versus placebo (dextrose administration) (initiated at the time of anesthesia induction and continued until extubation) will reduce postoperative narcotic requirements.

Timeline

Start

2013-08

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-09

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.