A study to compare the efficacy of IV fentanyl versus femoral nerve block for positioning prior to subarachnoid block in patients undergoing fracture femur surgeries.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S729- Unspecified fracture of femur
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/03/031677
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Thanuja N Umesh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Adult patients(18 â?? 65yrs) of both genders will be included after receiving informed written consent
2.Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologist class 1&2
3.Patients with painful femoral fractures planned for open reduction and internal fixation.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient does not have pain
2.Patient refusing to participate in study
3.Patient with allergy to local anaesthetics
4.Patient with peripheral neuropathy, bleeding diathesis, previous femoral bypass surgery, inguinal hernia, inflammation or infection over injection site, morbid obesity, spine abnormality.
5.Patient with psychiatric disorders and poly trauma / communited fractures.
6.Use of analgesics for premedication.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Preoperative pain relief and patient comfort before shifting into OT and while positioning for spinal anesthesiaTimepoint: Preoperative period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of sensory and motor blockTimepoint: Intra and post operative period;Time for requirement of first rescue analgesiaTimepoint: Post operative period;VAS score assessed at 0hr, 4hr, 8hr, 12hr, 24hrTimepoint: Post operative period