Hypokalemia and Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia

January 3, 2011 updated by: Seoul Medical Center
The increase in stress hormone level and hyperventilation caused by the postoperative pain may contribute to the development of hypokalemia during postoperative period. Therefore, if the postoperative pain is well controlled by the IV-PCA,the plasma potassium level during the postoperative period may be not affected by stress response. The researchers tried to investigate the effect of IV-PCA on potassium regulation during the postoperative period.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Intravenous patient controlled analgesia(IV-PCA) has been widely used to control postoperative pain. The increase in stress hormone level and hyperventilation caused by the postoperative pain may contribute to the development of hypokalemia during postoperative period. Hypokalemia is a risk factor for postoperative arrhythmia. Therefore, if the postoperative pain is well controlled by the IV-PCA, the plasma potassium level during the postoperative period may be not affected by stress response, and the incidence of hypokalemia may be reduced. The researchers tried to investigate the effect of IV-PCA on potassium regulation during the postoperative period.

The researchers divided the patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy into two groups of IV-PCA group and control group. The researchers compared the plasma potassium concentration from the preoperative to postoperative period.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • ASA class I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any patients with plasma aldosterone, or glucocorticoid disorder including primary hyperaldosteronism, renovascular hypertension, rennin-secreting tumor, salt-wasting renal disease, Cushing syndrome
  • Patients with recent exogenous steroid administration or previous diuretics therapy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Control
Control-group
control group (No-PCA group)
Other Names:
  • no drug
EXPERIMENTAL: IV-PCA
IV-PCA group
IV-PCA (fentanyl 10 mcg/ml) Dose bolus-lock out time - basal = 1.5 ml - 15 min - 1.5 ml/hr
Other Names:
  • fentanyl

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
plasma potassium concentration
Time Frame: one day interval (average)

blood sample for electrolyte including plasma potassium concentration checking six times

; at outpatient department (T1), at 08:00 A.M. of the day of surgery (T2), one hour after the end of surgery (T3), at 8:00 A.M. of first (T4), second (T5), and third postoperative day (T6)

one day interval (average)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score
Time Frame: one day interval (average)

patient-reported VAS score during postoperative period checking fourtimes

; one hour after the end of surgery (T3), at 8:00 A.M. of first (T4), second (T5), and third postoperative day (T6)

one day interval (average)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 30, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 4, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 4, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2010

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