Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block for early pain management of elderly patients with hip fracture : a single-center double-blind randomized controlled trial

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BACKGROUND: The pericapsular nerve group block (PENG) is a novel technique that blocks the articular branches of the hip joint. This study aimed to compare its effectiveness to a sham block in elderly patients with hip fractures.

METHOD: A randomized double-blind controlled trial was conducted in elderly patients with intertrochanteric and neck of femur fractures. Patients were randomized to receive either PENG block or a sham block. Postblock, systemic analgesia was titrated using a standardized protocol of acetaminophen, oral morphine or patient-controlled analgesia. The primary outcome was the dynamic pain score (Numerical Rating Scale 0-10) at 30 min postblock. Secondary outcomes included pain scores at multiple other time points and 24-hour opioid consumption.

RESULTS: 60 patients were randomized and 57 completed the trial (PENG n=28, control n=29). Patients in PENG group had significantly lower dynamic pain scores at 30 min compared with control group (median (IQR) 3 (0.5-5) vs 5 (3-10), p<0.01). For the secondary outcomes, dynamic pain scores were lower in PENG group at 1 hour (median (IQR) 2 (1-3.25) vs 5 (3-8), p<0.01) and 3 hours postblock (median (IQR) 2 (0-5) vs 5 (2-8), p<0.05). Patients in PENG group had lower 24-hour opioid consumption (median (IQR) oral morphine equivalent dose 10 (0-15) vs 15 (10-30) mg, p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: PENG block provided effective analgesia for acute traumatic pain following hip fracture. Further studies are required to validate the superiority of PENG blocks over other regional techniques.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04996979.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Regional anesthesia and pain medicine - 48(2023), 11 vom: 13. Nov., Seite 535-539

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Xufeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Christopher Weiyang [VerfasserIn]
Goh, Qing Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Sim, Eileen Yilin [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Steffi Kang Ting [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Zhen Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Diana Xin Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Anesthesia, Conduction
Journal Article
Lower Extremity
Morphine Derivatives
Pain Management
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 25.09.2023

Date Revised 05.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04996979

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rapm-2022-104117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355595257