Epinephrine in Irrigation Fluid for Visualization During Ankle Surgery

The Guthrie Clinic

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of epinephrine in irrigation fluid for visual clarity in ankle arthroscopic surgery.

The primary outcomes are: * visual clarity during ankle arthroscopic surgery, which will be evaluated by visual analog scale from 0-10, * and the intraoperative surgeon's discomfort related to bleeding, that will be measured by visual numeric rating scale from 0-3.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Conditions

Intraoperative Bleeding

Interventions

EpinephrineDRUG

The epinephrine group will have two 3-L normal saline solution bags prepared for each case with 1 mL of 1:1000 epinephrine in each bag

Normal Saline irrigation fluidPROCEDURE

The control group will have two 3-L normal saline solution bags prepared with no additive

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Males and Females ages over 18 years * Patients who undergo ankle arthroscopic surgery * Patients who are able to read and give informed consent on their own behalf Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any known cardiac diseases * Uncontrolled hypertension (\> 180/110 mmHg) * Revision case * Younger than 18 years of age * Pregnant women

Locations (1)

Robert Packer Hospital

Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

visual clarity during ankle arthroscopic surgery, which will be evaluated by visual analog scale

visual analog scale from 0-10

Time frame: intraoperative

surgeon's discomfort related to bleeding, measured by visual numeric rating scale

visual numeric rating scale 0-3

Time frame: intraoperative

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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