Overview

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)