136
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2004
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2008
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2008
Morphine-CP-saline (MCS)
3mg of preservative free morphine will be administered epidurally 30 min prior to epidural anesthesia. Epidural 3% 2CP will be used to achieve a T4 dermatomal level for surgical anesthesia for PPTL. 6ml of epidural saline will be administered at skin incision
saline-2CP-morphine (SCM)
6ml of saline will be administered epidurally 30 min prior to epidural anesthesia. Epidural 3% 2CP will be used to achieve a T4 dermatomal level for surgical anesthesia for PPTL. 3mg of preservative free morphine will be administered at skin incision
saline-lidocaine-morphine (SLM)
3mg of preservative free morphine will be administered epidurally 30 min prior to epidural anesthesia. Epidural 2% lidocaine with epinephrine 1:200,000 will be used to achieve a T4 dermatomal level for surgical anesthesia for PPTL. 6ml of epidural saline will be administered at skin incision
Northwestern University, Chicago
Northwestern University
OTHER