Comparison Between Ultrasound-guided and Landmark-guided Ankle Blocks
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Bupivacaine
- Conditions
- Analgesia
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Surgical Anesthesia Sufficient
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators will be comparing ultrasound-guided (USG) ankle block and anatomic landmark-guided (ALG) ankle block to determine which of these procedures is better in surgical anesthesia and in postoperative pain relief.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients undergoing orthopedic foot operation with osteotomy
Exclusion Criteria
- •Skin infection near block injection site
- •Allergy to local anesthetics
- •Coagulopathy with INR \>1.
Arms & Interventions
I. USG
Patients receiving Ultrasound-guided Ankle Block
Intervention: Bupivacaine
II. ALG
Patients receiving Anatomic Landmark-guided Ankle Block
Intervention: Bupivacaine
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Surgical Anesthesia Sufficient
Time Frame: Thirty minutes
Sufficiency of surgical anesthesia will be determined by the presence of a complete sensory or motor block. If general anesthesia needs to be added to achieve operative analgesia, the surgical block will not be deemed sufficient.
Post-operative Pain Relief
Time Frame: Twenty-four hours
Intensity of post-operative pain will be measured by a numerical scale from 0-10 by the patient