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Utility of multimodal analgesia with fascia iliaca blockade for acute pain management following hip arthroscopy

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of multimodal analgesia with fascia iliaca blockade and for acute pain control in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy.

Methods

Thirty consecutive patients undergoing primary hip arthroscopy were prospectively studied. All patients were treated preoperatively with ultrasound-guided single injection fascia iliaca blockade and multimodal analgesia. Data collected included post-operative nausea, numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores during rest and activity, opioid consumption during the first five days (recorded as tablets of 5 mg hydrocodone/500 mg acetaminophen) and overall patient satisfaction with analgesia.

Results

This study included 23 female and 7 male patients with a median age of 35 years (range 14–58). No patient required medication for post-operative nausea. The overall NRS scores were an average of 3.9 on day 0, 3.6 on day 1, 3.4 on day 2, 2.9 on day 3, 3.0 on day 4 and 2.7 on day 5. The average tablets of opioid taken were 1.5 on day 0, 1.2 on day 1, 1.3 on day 2, 1.0 on day 3, 1.1 on day 4 and 0.9 on day 5. Overall, 20 patients rated their post-operative pain control as very satisfied (67 %), and 10 patients as satisfied (33 %). There were no complications or side effects from the fascia iliaca blockade.

Conclusion

In this prospective study, multimodal analgesia with fascia iliaca blockade following hip arthroscopy was safe and effective. The quality of early post-operative analgesia provided by the fascia iliaca blockade was excellent and resulted in low opioid consumption, high quality of pain relief and high overall patient satisfaction.

Level of evidence

Prospective case series, Level II.

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Dr. Bruce Levy is a consultant and receives royalties from Arthrex Inc. and serves on the editorial board for Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and The Sports Medicine Center, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Aaron J. Krych, Sean Baran, Scott A. Kuzma & Bruce A. Levy

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

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Krych, A.J., Baran, S., Kuzma, S.A. et al. Utility of multimodal analgesia with fascia iliaca blockade for acute pain management following hip arthroscopy. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 22, 843–847 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2665-y

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