Status:

UNKNOWN

Continuous Femoral Block With Levobupivacaine 0.125% or Ropivacaine 0.2% in Elderly Patients With Femoral Fractures

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto

Conditions:

Femur Fracture

Hip Fractures

Eligibility:

All Genders

70+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the continuous femoral block between levobupivacaine 0.125% and ropivacaine 0.2% in patients with proximal femoral fracture.These patients will be divided into 2 groups of 35 pati...

Detailed Description

Pain is associated with neurohormonal stress, myocardial ischemia and delayed mobilization, thus being able to increase the hospitalization time and associated with increased postoperative mortality. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 70 years old or more
  • patients with femur fracture
  • physical status risk American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) P1 - P3

Exclusion

  • physical status ASA P4
  • patients with BMI \> 35
  • systemic infection
  • Injury or infection at the site of installation of the femoral perineural catheter
  • Catheter displacement of the perineural site
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) \< 26
  • Patients operated before 24 hours of hospital admission

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 28 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 8 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03815565

Start Date

August 28 2017

End Date

January 8 2021

Last Update

February 20 2020

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Rafael M Linhares

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22776050