Multihole or Epidural Catheter for Local Anesthetic in the Wound

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Hip Arthroplasty

Treatments: Other: 2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00921908

H-A-2008-028

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative administration of local anesthetics is effective for postoperative pain management across surgical specialties but the optimal type of catheter (single, few or multiholed catheters) has not been determined.

This study investigates wound spread of a radioactive isotope (technetium) administered in different types of catheters after total hip arthroplasty.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• operation with total hip arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

• allergies to drugs administered

Trial design

16 participants in 2 patient groups

epidural catheter

Description:

subfascial placement of a triple-orifice epidural catheter

Treatment:

Other: 2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline

multiholed catheter

Description:

subfascial placement of a multi-orifice 15 cm catheter

Treatment:

Other: 2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline