Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability

This study has been completed.
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University Hospital Muenster
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00222391
First received: September 20, 2005
Last updated: January 6, 2009
Last verified: March 2006

September 20, 2005
January 6, 2009
April 2004
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Hemodynamic parameters
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  • Level of sensoric block
  • skin temperature
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Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability
Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability in Surgical Patients

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of epidural anesthesia on sympathetic activity in surgical patients. The study investigates whether a segmental sympathetic block can be determined and can be correlated to level of the sensoric blockade.

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Observational
Time Perspective: Prospective
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  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Abdominothoracic Surgery
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Freise H, Meissner A, Lauer S, Ellger B, Radke R, Bruewer M, Brodner G, Van Aken HK, Sielenkämper AW, Fischer LG. Thoracic epidural analgesia with low concentration of bupivacaine induces thoracic and lumbar sympathetic block: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Anesthesiology. 2008 Dec;109(6):1107-12.

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Inclusion Criteria:

  • elective surgery
  • combined anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia 8 (Th6-9
  • Body-mass-index < 30

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fever, Hypothermia, SIRS
  • Microangiopathy
  • Neuropathy
  • Sensomotoric deficits
Both
18 Years and older
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Germany
 
NCT00222391
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University Hospital Muenster
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Principal Investigator: Henrik Freise, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Münster
University Hospital Muenster
March 2006

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