NCT01961895

Lumbar Plexus Block Upon the Incidence of Ischemic Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture

Evaluation of the Effect of Perioperative Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block Upon the Incidence of Ischemic Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is evaluate the efficacy of perioperative continuous lumbar plexus block in reducing the risk of cardiac ischemic events of elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures, expressed as a reduction of ischemic events per subject.

Conditions

• Hip Fractures
• Perioperative Myocardial Ischemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Continuous lumbar plexus (LP) block analgesia
DRUG	Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2012-05-01
• First posted: 2013-10-14
• Last updated: 2013-10-14

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Chile