all patients with a first anterior arthroplasty, give their informed consent to be randomized to control or study protocol. control means no high steroid dose, opioids for anesthesia; paracetamol, NSAIDs and opioids as analgesia. study protocol means methylprednisolone 125 mg and opioid free anesthesia followed by paracetamol, NSAIDs and if needed opioids as escape.
study group means for Anesthesia: 1. High dose corticoids pre-operative: 125 mg Methylprednisolone. (Medrol) pre incision and 24h postoperative 2. OFA using a multimodal approach including alpha2agonists, lidocaine and low dose ketamine (max 1mg/kg). 3. Avoid opioids post-operative by using multimodal non-opioid analgesics after OFA. Avoid epidural to allow rapid mobilization. all patients get Tranexamic acid 1 g (2 amp Exacyl 500mg) before and 1 g after surgery. It act as antifibrinolytic to reduce postoperative bleeding. (reversibly binding to lysine receptor sites on plasminogen) Try to give Continuous deep neuromuscular block (NMB) with a post titanic count (PTC) \< 3 by continuous infusion and monitoring of NMB. Intravenous Fluid restrictions to 1 ml/kg/h as long as pulse pressure (or plethysmograph) variation \< 20% to reduce wound edema. The pericapsular injections of local anesthetic, provided the patient had no contraindications such as poor renal function or allergies. 100 ml Ropivacaine 0,2% (max dose 3 mg/kg) + additives (Adrenaline 2,5 cc) (Ropivacaine: max 3 mg/kg)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
1. High dose corticoids pre-operative and 24h postoperative 2. Opioid free general anesthesia 3. Avoid opioids post-operative by continue clonidine, ketamine and lidocaine, only exceptional opioids after NSAID and paracetamol.
1. No corticoids pre-operative. 2. Opioid anesthesia 3. Opioids post-operative after NSAID and paracetamol.
Azsintjan
Bruges, Belgium
QoR15
quality of recovery (QoR15) measured by 15 questions evaluating condition of recovery) scale 0 to 15 with 0 being very bad while 15 being maximum recovery possible or equal to pre operative state.
Time frame: measured at 24 hours after surgery.
opioids postoperative
opioid use postoperative at 24 hours
Time frame: measured at 24 hours after surgery.
CRP
Chronic reactive protein (CRP) change 24 h post-operative
Time frame: measured at 24 hours after surgery.
surgical condition
surgeon scores the surgical conditions on an adapted five-point Leyden scale
Time frame: after surgery
muscle damage
surgeon scores the muscle damage on an adapted five-point Leyden scale
Time frame: after surgery
length of hospital stay
number days patient stay in the hospital before discharge
Time frame: until hospital discharge, maximum 7 days after surgery.
complications
complications up to two weeks postoperative
Time frame: 2 weeks postoperative
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