Prospective, randomized, controlled single-blinded trial comparing liposomal bupivacaine with bupivacaine HCl for postoperative management. Upon completion of the forefoot procedure in the operative room the subject will be entered into the randomization system which will specify whether to inject 10cc (5mg/mL) of bupivacaine HCl or 8cc (13.3 mg/mL) liposomal bupivacaine, both considered routine care procedure. Thereafter, postoperative pain will be assessed and measured using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scoring scale post-operatively at 2 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours. In addition, the amount of oral morphine equivalents (OME) required postoperatively and time to first use of OME will be measured. Our hypothesis is that patients who received liposomal bupivacaine will have less post-operative pain and require less OMEs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Prior to procedure, surgeon will administer 15cc of Lidocaine 2% plain. After the procedure is finished, 8cc of liposomal bupivacaine (13.3mg/mL) will be injected around the surgical site.
Prior to procedure, surgeon will administer 15cc of Lidocaine 2% plain. After the procedure is finished, 10cc of bupivacaine HCl (5mg/mL) will be injected around the surgical site.
Manhattan Eyes Ears and Throat Hospital
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGEffect of liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative pain control
VAS scores, which measure the intensity of pain on a scale of 1 to 10, will be collected at 2, 24, 48 and 72 hours post-operatively in order to assess therapeutic effect of local anesthetic medication for postoperative pain control.
Time frame: The study will last 72 hours after the elective procedure.
Effect of liposomal bupivacaine on opioid use
We will quantify opioid use post-operatively by collecting data on total opioid consumption and time to first use of the opioid post-operatively by the patient
Time frame: The study will last 72 hours after the elective procedure.
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