Postoperative Analgesia for Fractured Neck of Femur With Periarticular Infiltration of Local Anaesthetic

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine that periarticular levobupivacaine infiltration after surgical fixation of fractured neck of femur will improve the early postoperative pain sensation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cork University Hospital
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine; Levobupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients scheduled for surgical fixation of fractured neck of femur

• consent to spinal anaesthesia

• ASA grade 1-3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients refusal

• Mini mental scores less than 25

• Allergy to bupivacaine, morphine, paracetamol and diclofenac

• Skin lessons/ infections at the site of injection

• Uncorrected renal dysfunction

• Coagulation disorders