Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either gender with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status Grade I and II, aged 18-65 years, undergoing unilateral femur fracture surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Contraindication to blocks (coagulopathies/ on anticoagulants/ local site infection). 2.History of allergy to local anaesthetics. 3.Patients with cardiac, renal , hepatic, neurological or respiratory diseases. 4.Patients with Body mass index (BMI) >=30 kg/m2 5.Patients who demonstrate inability to operate patient controlled analgesia pump and those unable to understand the NRS score.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the efficacy of post-operative analgesia provided by patient-controlled erector spinae plane block with patient controlled epidural block using cumulative Numerical rating scale (NRS) score at 24 hrs.Timepoint: 0 2 4 6 8 12 and 24 hrs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare the total number of boluses of local anaesthetic by patient controlled analgesia pump consumed over 24 hours in both the groups. 2. To compare the amount of rescue analgesia required over 24 hrs in each group. 3. To compare the patient satisfaction in terms of quality of pain relief using the Likert scale. Timepoint: 0 2 4 6 8 12 and 24 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Vardhman Mahavir Medical college and Safdarjung hospital