Regional Block for Postoperative Free Flap Care

Phase 4 Completed 100 enrolled University of Alabama at Birmingham

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of regional anesthesia for head and neck patients undergoing microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Timeline

Start: 2020-01-13
Primary completion: 2022-03-01
Completion: 2022-03-01

Publications

Background Le JM, Gigliotti J, Sayre KS, Morlandt AB, Ying YP. Supplemental Regional Block Anesthesia Reduces Opioid Utilization Following Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oral Cavity: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Feb;81(2):140-149. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2022.10.015. Epub 2022 Nov 1.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	ropivicaine 0.2%	Unknown	0.2 %	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.