Regional Anesthesia in Pediatric Orthopaedic Patients

Ochsner Health System24 enrolled

Overview

To identify the benefits from regional anesthesia use as pain management in the pediatric population by delineating the differences in efficacy of continuous nerve blockade versus single-shot techniques after pediatric orthopaedic limb procedures. By doing this, the investigators can determine if specific anesthetic techniques should become a standard of care in pain management for the pediatric population and supersede the need for opioid medication.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anesthesia, Local Anesthesia Orthopedic Disorder

Interventions

RopivacaineDRUG

Dosing and volume will vary based on type of block used and weight of patient because of the pediatric population in the study.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing primary orthopaedic limb surgery * Outpatient orthopaedic surgeries * Patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery who would normally receive regional anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 5 years of ago or older than 18 years of age * Revision orthopaedic surgeries * Spinal orthopaedic surgeries * Orthopaedic surgeries where the standard of care for type of regional anesthesia has been established (continuous regional for ACL reconstruction) * Patients with the inability to articulate pain scores * Inpatient orthopaedic surgeries * Patients undergoing orthopaedic limb surgery with risk of compartment syndrome (i.e. acute supracondylar humerus fractures)

Locations (1)

Ochsner Medical Center

Jefferson, Louisiana, United States