Health Condition 1: S829- Unspecified fracture of lower leg Health Condition 2: S799- Unspecified injury of hip and thigh
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: General Anaesthesia: The patient will be induced using
Intravenous opioids (fentanyl 1-2mics/kg),
Graded doses of intravenous anaesthetic drugs (propofol, etomidate)
Neuromuscular blo
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA grade 1&2 between ages 18 to 60 years of either gender with open lower extremity fractures IIIa, and IIIb, of the one or both lower limbs being taken up for emergency surgery within 24 hours of injury and 12 hours of hospital admission.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with uncontrolled comorbid conditions, upper limb fracture, hemodynamically unstable patients, vascular injury, pregnancy, pelvic thoracic and abdominal trauma, patient refusal
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the incidence and type of early morbidity between general versus regional anaesthesia technique assessed by POMS score at post-operative day (POD) 8 following emergency orthopaedic surgeryTimepoint: POD8 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the trends in POMS score between anaesthesia techniques on POD 1,3,5 and 8Timepoint: POD 1,3,5 and 8 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr.Amarjyoti Hazarika
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed