CompletedNot Applicable

Horner's SD After Thoracic Epidural Block

South Korea450 participantsStarted 2010-09

Plain-language summary

This study prospectively evaluates the incidence of Horner's syndrome after thoracic epidural anesthesia following continuous thoracic epidural analgesia for mastectomy. The incidence was 1.36% and the mechanism of Horner's syndrome was cephalic spread of the local anesthetic.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 80 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, who scheduled for mastectomy with/without breast reconstruction Exclusion Criteria: * The patients who had more than one abnormal preoperative clotting parameter either clinical signs of potential bleeding disorders suggested by bruising * Petechiae, or ecchymosis, or anatomic or neurologic abnormalities * That is, significant scoliosis or kyphosis, radyculopathy or ptosis * Unsuccessful catheter placement (impossible to insert a catheter at two vertebral levels) * Unsuccessful epidural anesthesia (not checkable sensory block) * Dural perforation or intravascular catheterization

What they're measuring

Number of Participants with Horner's syndrome

Timeframe: 3 day after the operation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02130739

SponsorSoonchunhyang University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2013-12

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