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Unilateral Epidural Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Combined Femoro-sciatic Nerves Block for Patients With Low Ejection Fraction

Egypt80 participantsStarted 2022-09-01

Plain-language summary

compare unilateral epidural anesthesia versus femoral/sciatic nerve block by ultrasound guided as anesthetic technique for cases with low ejection fraction undergoing insertion of nail tibia for fixation of fracture shaft tibia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 60 years old. * Patients scheduled for elective insertion of nail tibia for fixation of fracture shaft tibia. * Patients with low ejection fraction (30-40%). Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Uncooperative patient * Unconscious patients * Cases with head trauma * History of relevant drug allergy to local anesthetics * Local infection at the site of the block * Patients with coagulopathies and impaired platelet functions * Patients with hemodynamic instability * Previous neurological deficit in lower limb and previous femoral artery grafts or injuries.

What they're measuring

mean blood pressure

Timeframe: 20 minutes after anesthesia

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05506501

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-01-01

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