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Popliteal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Ankle and Hindfoot Reconstruction

Withdrawn
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Other: Survey of outcomes following popliteal nerve block
Registration Number
NCT02440542
Lead Sponsor
University of Tennessee
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of popliteal nerve blocks for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing ankle and hindfoot reconstruction surgeries. The following outcomes will be analyzed: length of hospital stay, level of pain control, pain medication use, complications, and patient satisfaction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients ≥ 18 years old
  • Patients undergoing ankle, subtalar, pantalar, triple, or tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (CPT codes 27870, 28715, 28725, or 28740)
  • Patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (CPT code 27702)
  • Patients with a preoperative surgical plan to receive a popliteal nerve block during the postoperative period
  • Patients whom can be reasonably expected to understand and comply with patient-reported postoperative data collection and surveys
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients undergoing an ankle or hindfoot reconstruction procedure whom are medically ineligible to receive a safe popliteal nerve block (i.e. patients with neuropathy)
  • Patients with documented substance abuse (i.e. history of narcotic abuse could confound pain outcomes)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Postoperative Popliteal nerve blockSurvey of outcomes following popliteal nerve blockAll patients in the cohort are receiving a postoperative popliteal nerve block as part of their surgical plan. Outcomes including length of stay, Visual Analog Scale Scores, narcotic intake, and patient satisfaction will be collected as the intervention.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain ratingPostoperative- through 12 weeks

Measured by VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Narcotic intakePostoperative- through 12 weeks

Measured by data from hospital medical record and patient questionnaire

Hospital length of stayPostoperative- through day of hospital discharge (discharge same day of surgery to approximately 3 days postop)

Measured by data from hospital medical record

Patient satisfactionPostoperative- through first surgical follow-up (up to 3 weeks)

Measured by patient questionnaire

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