The investigators are investigating two ways of treating pain after hip surgery. One way is though a thin tube (called a catheter), and it is placed into the back so that pain-numbing drugs can reach the nerves near the backbone. This is called an "epidural" catheter. Another way is to place the catheter close to the hip, where the surgery is done, so that the pain-numbing drugs can reach some of the nerves more locally. This is called a "fascia iliaca compartment" catheter. The investigators do not know which way is best to treat pain, or has fewer side effects, or allows a patient to leave hospital faster. Usually, patients would receive only one type of catheter for pain relief. To do this comparison, the investigators would place both catheter types, so that patients help us tell which one works better.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Number of days until all pre-defined readiness-to-discharge criteria for hip surgery are met
1. Numerical pain rating score \<4 at rest, and \<6 with movement, 2. Independence from intravenous opioids for 12 hours, and 3. Ambulation at least 30 m, without a time limit
Time frame: 1-5 days
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