Perioperative Methadone in Hip Fracture Patients - Dosage Adjusting Pilot-study
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Postoperative analgesic treatment needs to be improved. Numerous studies suggest that a
single dose of Methadone given during surgery significantly ameliorates postoperative pain
and reduces postoperative opioid consumption. Perioperative methadone is already used in
isolated cases such as patients with chronic pain or patients with high morphine tolerance.
However, it is not routinely used in the elderly and fragile, and there is insufficient
reliable evidence on this treatment and population. Further investigation is highly relevant
and necessary.