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Participants
Start Date
November 20, 2023
Primary Completion Date
February 1, 2025
Study Completion Date
October 1, 2025
Group I: Lower Volume with Higher Anaesthetic Concentration
10 ml of a solution containing 0,1% of bupivacaine and 2 mcg/ml fentanyl through the epidural cathether, maintained by programmed intermittant epidural (PIE) boluses of 7,5 ml of the same solution once in every hour, starting 1 hour after the loading dose. patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) will be programmed so that 8 ml of the same solution with a lock-time of 10 ml may be administered
Group II: Higher Volume with LowerAnaesthetic Concentration
20 ml of a solution containing 0,0625% of bupivacaine and 2 mcg/ml fentanyl through the epidural cathether, maintained by programmed intermittant epidural boluses of 15 ml of the same solution once in every hour, starting 1 hour after the loading dose. patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) will be programmed so that 8 ml of the same solution with a lock-time of 10 ml may be administered
RECRUITING
Atatürk University, Erzurum
Ataturk University
OTHER