Abstract

Ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca block has been used with good result, particularly in hip surgeries, as this block also covers the area of incision usually provided by femoral nerve and LFCN. A sample size of 20 was taken, taking into consideration the low incidence of acetabular fractures and that it was a pilot study. The study was single blinded. The anesthetist performing neuraxial block was blinded to obtain unbiased quality of positioning score. The mean Comfort VAS scores of Group F and Group B was 5.3±2.4 and 7.1±1.2 respectively. Group F had lower mean comfort score (-1.8) in comparison to Group B, but the difference was not statistically significant (t=-2.08, df=18, p>0.05). Positioning for neuraxial was successful in all patients in group B. Positioning failed in 1 patient in group F inspite of 2 boluses of rescue analgesia

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