• Michele Carella, Florian Beck, Nicolas Piette, Sébastien Denys, William Kurth, Jean-Pierre Lecoq, and Vincent L Bonhomme.
• Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Central University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium mcarella@chuliege.be.
• Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Jun 15.

IntroductionPosterolateral-approached total hip arthroplasty (PLTHA) is followed by moderate to severe postoperative pain. Suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block (SFICB) has been proposed as a promising analgesia technique.MethodsData from 86 patients scheduled for PLTHA with spinal anesthesia were analyzed in this prospective randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomly divided into two groups of 43 patients each. As opposed to the control group (group C), ropivacaine group (group R) received additional SFICB using 40 mL of 0.375% ropivacaine. As primary endpoint, blind observers noted total morphine consumption at postoperative 48 hours. Secondary endpoints were pain at rest and mobilization on 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (rest and dynamic NRS) at fixed time points (1 hour and 6 hours after surgery, and at day 1 and day 2 at 8:00, 13:00 and 18:00 hours), walking performance at day 1 and day 2; postoperative complications including morphine-related side effects or orthostatic intolerance symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, blurred vision or vasovagal syncope.ResultsA 48-hour morphine consumption (mg; median (IQR)) was significantly lower in group R than in group C (11 (8.5-15.5)) vs 26 (21-33.5), p<0001), as well as incidence of morphine-related side effects such as nausea at day 1 (p=0.04) and day 2 (p<0.01). Rest and dynamic NRS were globally significantly lower in group R than in group C (p<0.01). Group R showed less orthostatic intolerance at day 1 (p<0.001) and day 2 (p<0.01) and better functional walking performance at day 1 (<0.001) and day 2 (<0.001).DiscussionIn PLTHA, SFICB provides opioid sparing, improved postoperative pain control, and enhanced functional recovery.Trial Registration NumberNCT04574479.© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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