Health Condition 1: V879- Person injured in other specified(collision)(noncollision) transport accidents involving nonmotor vehicle (traffic)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: ultrasound (USG) guided continuous femoral nerve block (FNB): Patients will undergo continuous FNB procedure in supine position with the leg slightly extended. After infiltration of the
Sponsors
Department of Science Technology Chandigarh Administration
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60 ASA physical status 1 and 2 patients of both genders, aged 18-60 years, scheduled to undergo proximal femur fracture fixation under general anesthesia will be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of substance abuse, chronic analgesic therapy, infection at the block site, patients with polytrauma, neurological deficit in the lower limbs, hemodynamically unstable patients, patients with vascular injuries, psychiatric illness, opioid tolerance, renal dysfunction, coagulopathies, pregnancy, patients unable to comprehend visual analogue scale (VAS) score device, patients refusing consent for peripheral nerve block or allergy to any of the drugs used in the study will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative 24 hours opioid (rescue analgesic) consumptionTimepoint: Postoperative 24 hours opioid (rescue analgesic) consumption | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS scores on shifting to post-anesthesia care unitTimepoint: 0 hours, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours following shifting to PACU | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nidhi Bhatia
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed