Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Positional Pain and Postoperative Analgesia in Hip Fractures

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aims of this study are:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the pericapsulare blockade of the femoral nerve, the accessory obturator nerve and the obturator nerve in patients with pertrochanteric fractures of the femur, during the pre-operative period for patient positioning manoeuvres (sitting position for performing spinal anaesthesia, mobilisation on the operating bed, etc.);

• Evaluate the consumption of opioids or hypnotics in the perioperative period, which are more responsible for the incidence of delirium in the elderly patient;

• Evaluate the duration and quality of postoperative analgesia and well-being.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige
• Treatments: Ketamine; Midazolam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a peritrocanteric femur fracture admitted to the orthopaedic ward

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal

• Lack of informed consent

• Pathological skin alterations

• Intertrigo at the puncture site level.

• Allergy to any of the drugs

• Coagulopathy

• Sepsis

• Use of direct oral anticoagulatns (DOACs)