PENG Block Combined to Wound Infiltration for Hip Replacement

Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block Combined to Wound Infiltration vs. Wound Infiltration Alone for Postoperative Analgesia After Total Hip Replacement: a Prospective Controlled Trial

This study analyze the effect of Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block combined to wound infiltration for analgesia after elective hip replacement.

Half of participants will receive a PENG Block combined with wound infiltration, while the other half will receive wound infiltration alone.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elective hip replacement surgery
• ASA physical status score < 4

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindications to regional anesthesia
• ASA physical status score ≥ 4
• Patient's refusal or inability to sing the informed consent
• Pre-operatively therapy with opioids
• Allergies to any drug provided by the study protocol