Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
As the population ages and hip osteoarthritis is common among the elderly, total hip arthroplasty (THA) is becoming a more common operation. Multiple related diseases and advanced age might provide an analgesic and anesthetic issue. To evaluate continuous lumbar plexus block (CLPB) and epidural analgesia (EA) for postoperative pain management in patients having hip replacements in terms of effectiveness, safety and patient satisfaction. The present study was a Comparative Study. This Study was conducted from One year. Total 162 patients were included in this study. Sample is made up of 162 patients with mean age of 67.22±11.57 years [32.,91]., 50.6% were males., 58.6% ASA II., 70.4% submitted to THA., 84.0% under SB. The epidural group has 77 patients with mean age of 65.44±4.95 years [37.,84]., 55.8% were females., 63.6% submitted to THA., 85.7% under SB. The cLPB group has 85 patients with mean age of 68.62±12.29 years [32.,91]., 56.5% were males., 72.9% submitted to THA., 82.4% under BGA. Groups are similar and do not have significant differences with regard to age (t test), gender, ASA and type of procedure (Chi‐square test). We came to the conclusion that, following hip replacement surgery, postoperative pain control is essential. While both epidural analgesia (EA) and continuous lumbar plexus block (CLPB) are efficient methods, CLPB has certain unique benefits.
How to cite this article:
Vijay Singh and Priya Ranjan. Postoperative Analgesia for Hip Arthroplasty: Comparison of Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block and Epidural Analgesia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2025.2.155.159
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