Low Dose Extended-release Epidural and Lumbar Plexus Block Compared to Lumbar Plexus Block for Total Hip Resurfacing
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2013-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
At Wake Forest University, the investigators have been using Extended Release Epidural
Morphine (EREM), since late 2004, as part of multimodal analgesia in patients having
gynecologic surgeries and hip arthroplasties.
Hypothesis:
In patients undergoing a Birmingham total hip arthroplasty (BHA), low dose EREM in
conjunction with lumbar plexus block (LPB) will be better than lumbar plexus block alone in
increasing proportion of patients who meet discharge criteria within 24 hours.