Femoral Peri-arterial Local Anesthetic Injection Via Peri-arterial Perineural Catheter Reverses Tourniquet Associated Ischemic Hypertension
Duke University
40 participants
Feb 5, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
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Summary
The goal of this prospective randomized double-blind study is to determine if an ultrasound guided peri-arterial injection of local anesthetic (LA) superomedially the femoral artery via peripheral nerve catheter reverses ischemic hypertension associated with prolonged lower extremity tourniquet time.
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Interventions
An infiltration of mepivacaine superomedially to the femoral artery via perineural catheter.
An infiltration of saline superomedially to the femoral artery via perineural catheter.
Infiltration of mepivacaine superomedially to the formal artery via perineural catheter in an effort to numb the nerves that contribute to tourniquet hypertension intraoperatively.
Infiltration of saline superomedially to the formal artery via perineural catheter that should NOT numb the nerves that contribute to tourniquet hypertension intraoperatively.
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NCT04454203