Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adults patient of age 18-80 years scheduled to undergo elective unilateral intertrochanteric femur fracture surgeries under subarachnoid block. 2.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II and III. 3.Patients with preoperative Numerica Rating Scale (NRS) >4 at rest and on passive 15 degrees limb lifting.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Unwilling to participate or lacked the capacity to give consent. 2.Coagulopathy 3.Infection at the site of injection. 4.Allergy to local anesthetics. 5.On opioid for chronic pain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ease of spinal positioning (EOSP) score 30 mins after the block.Timepoint: 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numerica Rating Scale (NRS) scores pre block, 30 mins after the block and postoperatively for 24 hours.Timepoint: 12 months;Requirement of additional postoperative analgesics in 24hours.Timepoint: 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Maulana Azad Medical College