Ropivacaine Hypobaric Spinal Anaesthesia in Traumatic Hip Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized study, comparing the effectiveness and tolerance of four different dosages of hypobaric ropivacaine for unilateral spinal anaesthesia during traumatic femoral neck surgery in the elderly.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• older than 70

• dorsal decubitus surgery

• ASA score 1, 2, 3

• MMS score > or equal to 25

Exclusion Criteria:

• local anesthetic allergy

• spinal anaesthetic exclusion

• MMS score lower than 25