Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes With Regional and Multimodal Analgesia



Status:Completed
Conditions:Arthritis, Arthritis
Therapuetic Areas:Rheumatology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/24/2019
Start Date:April 2013
End Date:March 2014

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Improvement in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patient Outcomes With Regional Anesthesia and Multimodal Analgesia: A Retrospective Analysis

The goal of this retrospective chart review is to evaluate if the implementation of lumbar
plexus block placement for postoperative pain and administration of multimodal oral analgesia
have improved conditions in the postoperative period for patients undergoing total hip
arthroplasty when compared to the placement of epidurals for postoperative pain management.

Primary outcome: 48 hour opiate consumption in patients following THA. ' Secondary outcome:
Time to first ambulation, assitstance needed with ambulation, opiate and regional related
side effects, time to discharge orders.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Primary total hip arthroplasty, (identified by current procedural terminology (CPT)
code 27130) and

2. Either a) Epidural or b) Lumbar plexus peripheral nerve block with the administration
of multimodal medication after July 2012.

Exclusion Criteria:Exclusion criteria include THA Revision, ICU admission
postoperatively, and dementia, not allowing pain score communication.
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Medical University of South Carolina
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Charleston, South Carolina 29425
843-792-1414
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