Effect of fascia iliaca block on thigh tourniquet pain in orthopedic surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- management of acute tourniquet pain during below-knee surgery.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20131108015322N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
ASA class1 and 2
unilateral surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Allergy to local anesthetics
Age> 80 yrs
Coagulation disorders
Opium addiction
Infection at the block site
Previous femoral or popliteal bypass surgery
BMI =30
Sickle cell anemia
Tourniquet inflation time less than 60 minutes
Uncooperative patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The severity of tourniquet pain during surgery. Timepoint: Immediately after tourniquet inflation, and then every 5 min until the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Using a 5-point verbal rating scale (VRS) consisting of; 0 =no pain, 1= mild pain, 2=moderate pain, 3= severe pain, 4=unbearable pain.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Block performance time. Timepoint: The time taken from the beginning to the end of the local anesthetic injection. Method of measurement: The interval between the beginning to the end of local anesthetic injection in minutes.;Anesthetic effect time. Timepoint: Time required from the end of local anesthetic injection to achieve adequate anesthesia. Method of measurement: The interval between the end of local anesthetic injection and block success required for surgical anesthesia in minutes.;The total doses of fentanyl and ketamine administered. Timepoint: During surgery. Method of measurement: Intravenous boluses of fentanyl (µg) or ketamine (mg) given during surgery are recorded and the total dose given for each drug is calculated.