220
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2017
CADD-Solis pump (Smiths Medical)
The maintenance epidural solution for both groups will be bupivacaine 0.625 mg/mL with fentanyl 1.95 mcg/mL. The intermittent bolus volume will be 10 mL administered every 60 minutes. The first bolus will be given 30 minutes after intrathecal injection. In addition to the programmed boluses, patients will be able to administer patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) boluses of 5 mL every 10 minutes to a maximum of 15 mL (three PCEA boluses in a one hour period).
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Northwestern University
OTHER