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Brief Title: Use of Epidurals Intraoperatively for Patients Undergoing Pancreas Resection
Official Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Epidural-General Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia for Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Influence on Complications and Overall Two Year Survival
Study ID: NCT03434678
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference in complications in patients who have an epidural started earlier (during their surgery) and used as part of the anesthetic in addition to using it for post operative pain compared with patients who receive an epidural later in the surgery to be used only for post operative pain.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent only), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent only), Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Name: Florence Grant, MD
Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR