Incidence of Postthoracotomy Pain Following General Anesthesia: A Comparison Between TIVA and Inhalation Anesthesia

Asan Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neoplasms, Lung; Lung Cancer

Treatments: Drug: propofol, remifentanil, sevoflurane

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00935571

20090708

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of postthoracotomy pain between total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)and inhalation anesthesia after lung surgery.

Full description

Thoracotomy is one of the most painful surgical incisions. It has been shown that 5-80% of patients still suffer from thoracic pain 2-3 months after surgery and the international association for the study of pain (IASP) defines postthoracotomy pain syndrome (PTTS)as pain that recurs or persists at least 2 months after surgical procedure. Previous reports have shown that the incidence of PTTS varies according to preoperative pain, pain intensity, sex, and types of procedure. However, little is known about the effect of the type of anesthesia to postthoracotomy pain.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergo elective thoracotomy of lung surgery

Exclusion criteria

• emergency operation age under 18 years patients with unstable hemodynamics

Trial design

400 participants in 1 patient group

Group I, Group II

Description:

Group I: anesthetized with TIVA (Propofol + Remifentanil) Group II: anesthetized with inhalation (sevoflurane)

Treatment:

Drug: propofol, remifentanil, sevoflurane