ateral upper thigh approach to sciatic and femoral nerve blocks in childre
Completed
- Conditions
- ower extremity surgerySurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN70969666
- Lead Sponsor
- viv Regional Childrens' Clinic Hospital
- Brief Summary
2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213283
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. 5-18 year old children of both genders undergoing lower limb surgery below middle of thigh
2. ASA status 1 or 2
3. Parental written informed consent for SNB, FNB and study participation
Exclusion Criteria
1. Anatomical abnormality in block region
2. Contraindications to regional anesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The possibility of single injection site sciatic and femoral nerve blocks:<br>1.1. The possibility to perform sciatic nerve block from supratrochanteric area along mid-axillary line was assessed once at the moment of performing the block and was defined as possibility of eliciting motor response (plantar flexion) on neurostimulation with following neurostimulator settings: current 0.4 mA, impulse duration 0.3 ms and impulse frequency 2 Hz<br>1.2. The possibility to perform femoral nerve block from the same point also was assessed once at the moment of performing the block and was defined as possibility of eliciting motor response (patellar twitches) on neurostimulation with the same settings
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Skin to nerve distances assessed once at the moment of performing the blocks using insulated needles with centimeter markings (Stimuplex A, 21G, 150 mm, B.Braun, Melsungen, Germany). The depth of needle insertion equaled to skin-to-corresponding nerve distance.<br>2. Pain intensity assessed according to Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0-10 points) during the first postoperative day at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 postoperative hours