Analgesia for Positioning Hip Fracture Patients for Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two analgesic methods performed preoperatively to assist positioning patients for performance of spinal anesthesia, namely fascia iliaca blockade and intravenous fentanyl.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Asklepieion Voulas General Hospital
• Treatments: Fentanyl; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hip fracture

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications for central nervous blockade

• impaired cognition or dementia

• multiple fractures

• any previous analgesic administration during the last 12 hours