A Comparative Study Of Assessment of pain, performance time, Quality of patient's positioning before and after performing femoral nerve block.

Aditya Prakash; Ladhu Lakra; Rajesh Chandra; Ritesh Kumar Sinha

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

A Comparative Study Of Assessment of pain, performance time, Quality of patient's positioning before and after performing femoral nerve block.

Aditya Prakash, Ladhu Lakra, Rajesh Chandra, Ritesh Kumar Sinha

Abstract :

Background : Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Inter individual variability of postoperative pain is influenced by multiple factors, including sensitivity to pain, psychological factors, age and genetics. Methods: The study was conducted in 60 patients of either sex, between the age group of 30 to 80 years, belonging to ASA (I, II, III) for fracture neck of femur to be operated under regional anaesthesia (CSE).Group I (FNB) - Received block with 15ml of 1.5% Lignocaine (30 patients)Group II (NB) - No block was given (30 patients). During regional technique, pain was assessed before and after the block with the help of VAS score before positioning the patient for regional anaesthesia. Results: VAS scores during positioning in the Group FNB and NB. The mean score of Group FNB was 1.4 � 0.498, while Group NB was 4.03 � 0.32. The difference in the scores was statistically significant. The score of quality of patient positioning in Group FNB was 2.10 � 0.305 and Group NB was 1.13 � 0.346. This difference was also statistically significant. The time required for CSE in Group FNB was 16.23 � 2.788 minutes and Group NB was 19.23 � 2.674 minutes. Statistically significant difference was observed in both the groups.