PENG Block: Continuous Infusion vs. Programmed Intermittent Bolus in Neck of Femur Fracture
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Hip Fracture
Analgesia Post Fracture
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 150 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University College Cork · Other
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About This Trial
Pericapsular Nerve Group Block (PENG) is an effective regional anaesthesia modality in providing analgesia following neck of femur fracture. Continuous PENG techniques, using indwelling catheters and infusions of local anaesthetic, facilitate the continuation of analgesia for a number of days following hip fracture surgery. It is unclear from the published literature whether an optimal strategy of…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* English-speaking
* over the age of 18 years
* hemiarthroplasty for fractured neck of femur
* able to provide written consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* under 50kg body weight.
* unable to provide consent due to incapacity
* pregnant women
* vulnerable adults under state guardian…
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