Health Condition 1: S729- Unspecified fracture of femur
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age- 18 to 80 years of either gender. 2) Patients belonging to ASA Physical Status I and II. 3) Patients undergoing elective femoral fracture surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients refusal for the procedure. 2) Patients with history of allergy, sensitivity or any kind of reactions to local anaesthetic agents. 3) Patients with bleeding disorders or any significant coagulopathies and other contraindications for regional anesthesia. 4) Infection of the skin at the injection site. 5) Any lesion obscuring sonoanatomy. 6) Patients with pre-existing significant systemic diseases. 7) Patients on anticoagulants. 8) Patients with psychiatric illness. 9) Patients receiving combined spinal-epidural for lower limb surgeries 10) Inability to comprehend NRS scale.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Pain experienced while sitting for spinal anesthesia 2) Postoperative analgesiaTimepoint: Postoperative analgesia- Pain will be assessed using pain score: Numerical Rating Scale at 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd and 24th hour postoperatively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anatomical visualization of structures (good/poor)Timepoint: This will be noted while giving block.;Area of drug spread achievedTimepoint: This will be assessed immediately after giving block.;Duration of sensory blockTimepoint: The sensory affect will be assessed immediately after giving block & noting the onset time, which is time for the end of the injection to dull response to pin prick, & noting the peak time, which is time for the end of the injection to no response to pin prick.;Duration taken to give blockTimepoint: This will be noted while giving block.;Time to rescue analgesiaTimepoint: This will be assessed in the postoperative period.;Visualization of needle (whole length/ partial length)Timepoint: This will be noted while giving block. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Navodaya Medical College, Hospital And Research Centre