Spinal anesthesia to improve recovery after liver surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Digestive system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether using spinal/epidural anesthesia during liver tumor removal surgery can help people recover better and with less pain. It compares this approach to standard general anesthesia care to see if recovery is smoother.
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Who can take part
- You’re 18 years or older and having elective (planned) open liver surgery through a right subcostal or midline incision
- You’re healthy enough for anesthesia (ASA physical status I to III)
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 17 and 40
- You can follow the study plan for the full study period and sign consent before any study steps
- Women who could become pregnant must have a negative pregnancy test and not be breastfeeding
- You do not have conditions that make spinal/epidural anesthesia unsafe, or major health problems that would raise risk
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