Ultrasound Guidance in Nerve Block Anaesthesia

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France1,002 enrolled

Overview

Nerve block anaesthesia is wildly practised in France, avoiding general anaesthesia in a number of cases and producing excellent post-operative analgesia in trauma and orthopaedic surgeries. Even realised by experimented anaesthetists, 5-15% of failures and rare complications (such as vascular puncture, paresthesia, systemic local anaesthetic toxicity, epidural and spinal anaesthesia, neuropathy) are noticed. The aim of the study is the evaluation of an ultrasound-guidance technique in the four predetermined blocks and the incidence of their complications.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,002

Conditions

Anesthesia

Interventions

ultrasound-guidance with echographyPROCEDURE

Locoregional anesthesia with or without ultrasound guidance practice

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years and greater, scheduled for one of these blocks: interscalene, humeral, parasacral or lumbar blocks, for trauma or orthopaedic surgeries, who have consented to the study and are with social insurance registration Exclusion Criteria: * Block's contraindications, treatment by verapamil or flecainide

Locations (1)

Unité d'Anesthésiologie et de Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre

Strasbourg, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sensory and motor block quality

Time frame: 15, 30 and 60 min after the block is performed

Secondary Outcomes

Complications

Time frame: during the hospitalisation and by phone 1, 3, 6 and 9 months after the surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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