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| University of Athens | OTHER |
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A revised ultrasound-guided approach to the lumbar plexus is investigated as for efficacy and safety in elderly trauma patients undergoing operations of the lower extremeties.
A modified ultrasound-guided Shamrock approach combined to nerve stimulation of the lumbar plexus is going to be investigated, in elderly trauma patients undergoing procedures of the lower extremities. The technique is going to be assessed as for its safety and its accuracy in localization of the plexus, by multiple measurements of the imaging time and needling time, In addition, efficacy and complications will be recorded and assessed during the immediate postoperative period.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Modified Shamrock approach | Other | Patients undergoing orthopedic procedures of the lower extremeties are going to be studied. A modified Shamrock approach of the lumbar plexus is going to be used for postoperative analgesia, using an ultrasound-guided technique combined to a nerve stimulatior. The technique is going to be assessed as for accuracy, and safety. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| lumbar plexus block | Procedure | Patients undergoing orthopedic procedures of the lower extremeties are going to be studied. A modified Shamrock approach of the lumbar plexus is going to be used for postoperative analgesia, using an ultrasound-guided technique combined to a nerve stimulatior. The technique is going to be assessed as for accuracy, and safety. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Time required to localize the lumbar plexus | The time (in secondes) required of this modified Shamrock method to localize the lumbar plexus in the interpsoas compartment in elderly-trauma patients undergoing orthopedic procedures of the lower extremeties. Imaging time will be calculated (time to obtain appropriate imaging of the plexus) as well as needling time (time to obtain appropriate needle placement on the plexus) | 10 minutes (from the begining of imaging procedure) (time in seconds to localize the plexus) |
| Complications from lumbar plexus blockade | Safety of the modified Shamrock method of lumbar plexus blockade in elderly-trauma patients undergoing orthopedic procedures of the lower extremeties. All possible complications will be recorded (i.e. neurological complications, numbness, mobility disorder, haemmorhage, haematoma, e.t.c.) | 1 month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postoperative pain | Postoperative pain relief 4 hours after completion of the block (visual analogue scale 0-10). A VAS score <4 is considered adequate. | 4 hours (visual analogue scale 0-10 at 4 hours postoperatively) |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Attikon Hospital | Athens | Greece |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010149 | Pain, Postoperative |
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| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D010146 | Pain |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |