Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Major Lower Extremity Amputations
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will be a double-blinded randomized controlled trial analyzing all patients who
will undergo major lower extremity amputations by the vascular surgery service at UCSF Fresno
between July 2017 and June 2018 to determine if regional nerve blocks (sciatic and femoral)
have any effect on postoperative pain control, narcotic requirements, and length of stay
compared with standard post-operative narcotic regimens.