This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized study, comparing the effectiveness and tolerance of four different dosages of hypobaric ropivacaine for unilateral spinal anaesthesia during traumatic femoral neck surgery in the elderly.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
64
6 mg of ropivacaine are used for the spinal anaesthesia
8 mg of ropivacaine are used for the spinal anaesthesia
10 mg of ropivacaine for the spinal anaesthesia
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France
Determine the minimum effective ropivacaine dose for unilateral hypobaric spinal anaesthesia during traumatic femoral neck surgery.
Time frame: 1 hour (surgery intervention)
Spinal anaesthesia characteristics
Time frame: 1 hour (surgery intervention)
Hemodynamics consequences
Time frame: 1 hour (surgery intervention)
Patient and surgeon satisfaction
Time frame: 1 hour (surgery intervention)
Morbidity and mortality
Time frame: During 3 days after surgery
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12 mg of ropivacaine for the spinal anaesthesia