Use of Local Analgesia With Epinephrine During Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)

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

Summary

The aim is to determine if the use of infiltration with an adrenalin solution in the operative field of Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), allays a significant reduction of the cumulated volume of bleeding (pre and post operative) without increasing the per and post operative risks. At the same time, the effect on the post operational pains is evaluated.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Treatments: Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary total hip arthroplasty

• Age between 50 and 85

Exclusion Criteria:

• fracture of the femoral neck

• patients with contraindications for local anaesthesia