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NCT Number: NCT02401087

The Anaesthesiological Approach to Varicocele Correction in Outpatients Setting: an Observational Analysis

The aim of this observational study was to evaluate, based on the intraoperative anesthetic that is routinely carried out at the Department of Day Surgery, the difference in timing of the patient's discharge from the hospital (ie when the patient has autonomous demabulation and urination spontaneous) in patients undergoing correction of varicocele according Marmar.

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Key information

Conditions

Varicocele Cardiovascular Diseases Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Male Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Day Surgery Ospedale di Circolo Varese

Varese, VA, 21100, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male
  • ASA I-II
  • No mental alteration

Exclusion criteria

  • Chronic pain
  • Allergies to local anaesthetics, acetaminophen,oppioids
  • ASA III - IV
  • Postoperative discharge to ICU
  • Epatic or renal failure
  • Mental status alteration
  • Coagulopathy

Treatment and study plan

Anaesthesiological procedure

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. discharge time

    Time frame: one day

    check the elapsed time between the induction of anesthesia and obtaining discharge criteria, urination and deambulation, from the Department of Day Surgery.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Difference in the onset of acute post-operative pain

    Time frame: four days

  2. Check the occurence of any side effects

    Time frame: three months

  3. Clinical evaluation of patients at 1 and 3 months after surgery (possibility of chronic pain)

    Time frame: three months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 27, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 28, 2019

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