Postoperative Pain Control After Kidney Surgery : a Comparison of Intrathecal Morphine Plus PCA and PCA Only

Condition(s) targeted: Postoperative Pain

Intervention: spinal morphine (Drug)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Khon Kaen University

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Polpun Boonmak, MD, Study Director, Affiliation: lecturer in Khon Kaen University

Overall contact:
Polpun Boonmak, MD, Email: polpun@hotmail.com

postoperative pain after kidney surgery is very high. We always use PCA for postopertive pain. But almost patients still had severe pain. We try to use spinal morphine before operation aims to reduce pain.

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: pain score

Secondary outcome:

morphine consumption in PCA

side effect

Minimum age: 15 Years. Maximum age: 60 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- kidney surgery who less than 60 years old.

- no underlying disease

- ASA less than 3

Exclusion Criteria:

- refuse spinal morphine

- history of morphine allery

Polpun Boonmak, MD, Email: polpun@hotmail.com

Khon Kaen university, Srinagarind Hospital, Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Recruiting
Polpun Boonmak, MD, Email: polpun@hotmail.com
Polpun Boonmak, MD, Principal Investigator
Suhattaya Boonmak, MD, Sub-Investigator

Starting date: January 2005
Ending date: November 2005
Last updated: October 31, 2007