The purpose of this study is to retrospectively compare perioperative pain relief and safety in pediatric patients who have received a femoral nerve block with varying concentrations of local anesthetic.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
281
Concentration of Local Anesthetic Injected for Femoral Nerve Block
Time frame: length of surgery
Total mg of Local Anesthetic Injected for Femoral Nerve Block
Time frame: length of surgery
Intraoperative Tylenol Administered
Amount of Tylenol administered based on if got ropivacaine or bupivacaine femeral nerve block.
Time frame: length of surgery
Post-operative Opioids Administered
Amount of opioid consumption in the post operative anesthesia care unit depending on if the patient received femoral nerve block with ropivacaine or bupivacaine
Time frame: in PACU (1 hr post-op)
Time to Discharge From PACU
Time frame: Conclusion of surgery until admission to assigned unit or to phase, an expected average of 1 hour
Post-operative Pain Scale Using FLACC
The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale or FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess pain for children between the ages of 2 months and 7 years or individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 with 0 representing no pain.
Time frame: 1 hour post-op
Post-operative Pain Scale Using VAS
The visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain is a validated, subjective measure where scores are recorded by making a handwritten mark on a 10-cm line that represents a continuum between "no pain" and "worst pain."
Time frame: 1 hour post-op
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