A Retrospective Investigation of Safety and Efficacy From Increasing Concentrations of Local Anesthetic in Pediatric Femoral Nerve Blocks
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain
- Sponsor
- Giorgio Veneziano
- Enrollment
- 281
- Primary Endpoint
- Concentration of Local Anesthetic Injected for Femoral Nerve Block
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to retrospectively compare perioperative pain relief and safety in pediatric patients who have received a femoral nerve block with varying concentrations of local anesthetic.
Investigators
Giorgio Veneziano
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •ASA physical status I or II
- •Age \< or equal to 18 years of age at time of femoral nerve block
- •Femoral nerve block performed from 2010-2015
Exclusion Criteria
- •ASA physical status \> II
- •Co-morbid diseases (cardiac, pulmonary, neurological disease)
- •Use of adjunctive medications in femoral nerve block (except for epinephrine), such as dexamethasone
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Concentration of Local Anesthetic Injected for Femoral Nerve Block
Time Frame: length of surgery
Intraoperative Tylenol Administered
Time Frame: length of surgery
Amount of Tylenol administered based on if got ropivacaine or bupivacaine femeral nerve block.
Total mg of Local Anesthetic Injected for Femoral Nerve Block
Time Frame: length of surgery
Post-operative Opioids Administered
Time Frame: in PACU (1 hr post-op)
Amount of opioid consumption in the post operative anesthesia care unit depending on if the patient received femoral nerve block with ropivacaine or bupivacaine
Secondary Outcomes
- Post-operative Pain Scale Using FLACC(1 hour post-op)
- Time to Discharge From PACU(Conclusion of surgery until admission to assigned unit or to phase, an expected average of 1 hour)
- Post-operative Pain Scale Using VAS(1 hour post-op)