The PENG Block in Elective Hip Surgery and Its Effect on Postoperative Pain and Length of Stay.

Hôpital Fribourgeois151 enrolled

Overview

Effective postoperative pain management in elective hip surgery is crucial for the patients well-being, rapid mobilisation and potential reduction of length of stay. In addition to standard intravenous pain medication, anaesthetic blocks are reportedly effective. Recently, the PENG block, a pericapsular pain block without impairment of the motor function has been introduced in literature and performed at the investigator's hospital (HFR Fribourg, Switzerland) for total hip arthroplasty and surgical hip dislocation - the two most commonly performed elective hip surgeries. As high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of this novel block is lacking, the investigator's objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of (1) patient-reported pain reduction, (2) total consumption of postoperative morphine, and the length of stay at the hospital.

Forty patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and 40 patients undergoing surgical hip dislocation will be enrolled in a prospective, double-blind, controlled trial performed at the investigator's hospital. This study will be the first prospective study evaluating the potential of this pain block in elective hip surgery potentially affecting both patients' postoperative well-being and optimizing costs of the hospital by reducing length of stay.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

151

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

PENG blockPROCEDURE

All patients will undergo the same preoperative, standardized protocol. Upon arrival to the operating room, patients will be placed in supine position. Routine, standard pre-medication will be applied before induction of general anesthesia. After intubation, the PENG block is performed. Under sonographic guidance using a curvilinear probe, puncture will be performed in a lateromedial direction until the needle tip reaches the plane between the iliopsoas tendon and periosteum and between the anterior inferior iliac spine and iliopubic eminence. After a negative aspiration test, the blinded test item will be injected in the plane beneath the iliopsoas muscle. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive the test item (20 mL of ropivacaine 0.5%, Naropin). The anesthesiologist and the surgeon are blinded to the product injected.

PlaceboPROCEDURE

ll patients will undergo the same preoperative, standardized protocol. Upon arrival to the operating room, patients will be placed in supine position. Routine, standard pre-medication will be applied before induction of general anesthesia. After intubation, the PENG block is performed. Under sonographic guidance using a curvilinear probe, puncture will be performed in a lateromedial direction until the needle tip reaches the plane between the iliopsoas tendon and periosteum and between the anterior inferior iliac spine and iliopubic eminence. After a negative aspiration test, the blinded test item will be injected in the plane beneath the iliopsoas muscle. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive the placebo (20 mL of NaCL 0.9%). The anesthesiologist and the surgeon are blinded to the product injected.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Anterior total hip arthroplasty for hip osteoarthritis * Surgical hip dislocation for femoro-acetabular impingement (type cam-/pincer) * Age 16-85 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 to 3 Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal/no informed consent * Inability to give informed consent * Lateral approach for total hip arthroplasty * Bilateral procedure * Additional osteotomies of the femur and/or acetabulum * Previous hip \& pelvis surgery * Chronic opioid users * Known allergy or intolerance to medications used in the trial (local anesthetic, opioid) * Infection at the injection site * Body mass index \> 40kg/m2 * Spinal anesthesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Using a ruler, the score is determined by measuring the distance (cm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0 to 10. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity

Time frame: Reduction of postoperative pain in the first 24 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Total morphine consumption (morphine equivalent dose)

Total morphine consumption in morphine equivalent dose (MED) in the fist 24 hours after surgery.

Time frame: Total consumption of postoperative morphine in the first 24 hours after surgery

Length of stay (days)

The length of hospital stay is measured in days, from the day of surgery (day 0) to the patient's discharge from the hospital. Discharge occurs up to a maximum of 7 days after surgery when the 3 following criteria are met: the scar must be dry, the pain must no longer require morphine and the patient must be able to walk with crutches

Time frame: Length of stay at the hospital (in days) from the day of the surgery (day 0) to the day of discharge, up to a maximum of 7 postoperative days