A comparison of ultrasound guided and nerve stimulator assisted popliteal nerve blocks for foot surgery
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Pain relief during and after foot surgeryAnaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000925044
- Lead Sponsor
- Mr Harvinder Bedi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Foot Surgery which will last <90 mins and require an overnight stay.
Calf tourniquet
>18 yrs
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score I - III
Exclusion Criteria
Known neuropathies
Diabetics with a neuropathy
Patients receiving muscle relaxant
Coagulopathy or on Anticoagulants
Infection / Skin problems precluding injection of block
Previous surgery in the popliteal region
Allergy to local anaesthetic
Patients on opioids for chronic analgesic therapy
Patients with a known Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) / neuroma
Renal / liver failure where post operative analgesia can not be used
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post procedure analgesic requirements. The analgesic and dose will be recorded on a form by the anaesthetist intraoperatively and by nursing staff in recovery and then on the ward[recorded during operation, at 2 hours, 4 hours and 16 hours post block]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Speed to perform block[Measured intraoperatively];Time to onset before 4 hours[Assessment of the completeness of the block at 4 hours to be made by the nursing staff];Patient satisfaction[Patients will be asked by the nursing staff on discharge if they were satisfied with the block and analgesia that it provided. This will be recorded on a form];Residual neurological deficit at 8 weeks[At a clinic review at 8 weeks a detailed motor and sensory examination will be recorded on a form to assess any deficit whihc may be block related.]