Ultrasound Guided Fascia Iliaca Block for Pain Control After Elective Hip Replacement Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ultrasound guided fascia iliaca blocks performed before surgery help to reduce pain after elective total hip replacements.

Timeline

Start

2014-04

Primary completion

2015-04

Completion

2015-04

Publications

• Results Chelly JE, Ben-David B, Williams BA, Kentor ML. Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia: outcomes following orthopedic surgery. Orthopedics. 2003 Aug;26(8 Suppl):s865-71. doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-20030802-08.
• Results Apfelbaum JL, Chen C, Mehta SS, Gan TJ. Postoperative pain experience: results from a national survey suggest postoperative pain continues to be undermanaged. Anesth Analg. 2003 Aug;97(2):534-540. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000068822.10113.9E.
• Results Birnbaum K, Prescher A, Hessler S, Heller KD. The sensory innervation of the hip joint--an anatomical study. Surg Radiol Anat. 1997;19(6):371-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01628504.
• Results Mitchell ME. Regional anesthesia for hip surgery. Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management 3(2): 94-106, 1999.
• Results Dalens B, Vanneuville G, Tanguy A. Comparison of the fascia iliaca compartment block with the 3-in-1 block in children. Anesth Analg. 1989 Dec;69(6):705-13.
• Results Dolan J, Williams A, Murney E, Smith M, Kenny GN. Ultrasound guided fascia iliaca block: a comparison with the loss of resistance technique. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;33(6):526-31. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2008.03.008.
• Results Foss NB, Kristensen BB, Bundgaard M, Bak M, Heiring C, Virkelyst C, Hougaard S, Kehlet H. Fascia iliaca compartment blockade for acute pain control in hip fracture patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Anesthesiology. 2007 Apr;106(4):773-8. doi: 10.1097/01.anes.0000264764.56544.d2.
• Results Godoy Monzon D, Iserson KV, Vazquez JA. Single fascia iliaca compartment block for post-hip fracture pain relief. J Emerg Med. 2007 Apr;32(3):257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.08.011. Epub 2007 Feb 8.

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