Postoperative Pain Management After Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery

Summary

The study evaluates the efficacy of local anesthestic application through the catheter in the surgical wound for the postoperative pain relief after minimally invasive aortic valve surgery. The patients will be enrolled in two different groups according to the protocol of the local anesthetic and saline administration: 1. group: continous infusion of the local anesthetic plus bolus on demand 2. group: continous infusion of saline plus bolus on demand For all patients metamizol every 12 hours plus bolous of piritramid on demand.

Timeline

Start

2016-10

Primary completion

2017-12-31

Completion

2018-01-11

Publications

• Mijovski G, Podbregar M, Ksela J, Jenko M, Sostaric M. Effectiveness of wound infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine by patient control analgesia pump after minithoracotomy aortic valve replacement: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2020 Jul 18;20(1):172. doi: 10.1186/s12871-020-01093-9.

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