Popliteal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Ankle and Hindfoot Reconstruction

University of Tennessee

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative

Treatments: Other: Survey of outcomes following popliteal nerve block

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02440542

15-025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of popliteal nerve blocks for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing ankle and hindfoot reconstruction surgeries. The following outcomes will be analyzed: length of hospital stay, level of pain control, pain medication use, complications, and patient satisfaction.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients ≥ 18 years old
• Patients undergoing ankle, subtalar, pantalar, triple, or tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (CPT codes 27870, 28715, 28725, or 28740)
• Patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (CPT code 27702)
• Patients with a preoperative surgical plan to receive a popliteal nerve block during the postoperative period
• Patients whom can be reasonably expected to understand and comply with patient-reported postoperative data collection and surveys

Exclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing an ankle or hindfoot reconstruction procedure whom are medically ineligible to receive a safe popliteal nerve block (i.e. patients with neuropathy)
• Patients with documented substance abuse (i.e. history of narcotic abuse could confound pain outcomes)

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

Postoperative Popliteal nerve block

Description:

All patients in the cohort are receiving a postoperative popliteal nerve block as part of their surgical plan. Outcomes including length of stay, Visual Analog Scale Scores, narcotic intake, and patient satisfaction will be collected as the intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Survey of outcomes following popliteal nerve block