A Comparative Study of Preoperative Ultrasound Guided Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block For Proximal Femur Fractures Before Positioning Of Patients For Spinal Anaesthesia.
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053802
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients of either sex, aged between 18-80 years
2.Patients belonging to ASA Physical Status 1,2,3
3.Patients undergoing surgeries for proximal femur fractures
Exclusion Criteria
•Patient refusal for peripheral nerve block
•Patients with coagulopathies or on anticoagulants
•Patients with known allergy to local anaesthetic agents
•Infection at the procedure site
•Patients with peripheral sensorineural deficit
•Previous femoral bypass surgery
•Patients with spinal deformities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the efficacy of ultrasound guided fascia iliaca compartment block and femoral nerve block for pain relief in patients with proximal femur fractures before positioning for Subarachnoid Block <br/ ><br>A VAS score for pain is recorded immediately after the block for a period of 20 minutes.Timepoint: A 10 cm VAS score is recorded immediately after the block at 0,1,3,5,10,15 and 20 minutes.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the duration of postoperative analgesia and total consumption of analgesics.Timepoint: VAS score will be assessed postoperatively every 2 hours for 24 hours.