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Postoperative Pain and Opioid Consumption Following General Versus Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Postoperative Pain and Opioid Consumption Following General Versus Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600125556
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-28
Start date
2026-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

tibial fracture

Interventions

Sponsors

The People's Hospital of Xinchang
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >= 18 years, < 80 years, 18.5 <= BMI < 28; 2. In our hospital received lower limb orthopedic surgery treatment; 3. Anesthesia was clearly recorded as general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia; 4. Complete perioperative medical records, including basic demographic data, anesthesia records, surgical records, and pain or analgesia related records 48 hours after surgery; 5. Postoperative analgesia-related data can be traced back and opioid dose conversion can be completed;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with combined anesthesia; 2. Patients with upper limb, spine, pelvis or non-lower limb orthopedic surgery; 3. Patients with multiple injuries, critical illness, postoperative direct transfer to ICU and unable to obtain standard pain assessment; 4. Patients with long-term use of opioids or clear opioid tolerance before surgery; 5. Patients with severe cognitive impairment, mental disorders, aphasia or other inability to reliably assess pain; 6. Patients who died within 48 hours after surgery, underwent reoperation, or had a serious lack of outcome evaluation due to serious complications; 7. Serious missing key variables, such as anesthesia methods, main outcome indicators, and opioid use records are missing.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The number of postoperative NRS >= 4 points;Number of opioid remedies;dosage of opioids(MME morphine mg equivalent );

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
postoperative hypotension;Postoperative dizziness;postoperative thrombus;PONV(postoperative nausea and vomiting);postoperative restlessness;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBingshen Han

The People's Hospital of Xinchang

769654869@qq.com+86 575 86380761

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026