Blood Levels of Local Anaesthetic in Hip Arthroplasty
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary goal is to evaluate ropivacaine blood concentrations during and after local
anaesthetic (ropivacaine) infiltration - the Caledonian technique - for total hip replacement
surgery. The investigators plan to measure these levels by testing blood samples taken over a
timed period.
This will allow us to confirm whether the current regimen of local anaesthetic use is within
safe limits.