Does Anesthetic Technique Affect Pneumatic Tourniquet Pressures in Upper Limb Fracture Surgery?
NCT ID: NCT04710225
Last Updated: 2021-01-14
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COMPLETED
NA
69 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-10-08
2021-01-09
Brief Summary
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After, ethical committee approval 80 adult patients undergoing upper limb fracture surgery who gave their signed informed consent will be included. The age below 18 and above 85 years, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status \>2, any contraindication to axillary block or GA, adverse reaction history to anesthetic drugs, severe anemia, and refusal to give informed consent will be the exclusion criteria. The patients will be randomized to one of two study groups using a computer-generated randomization list to receive GA (Group 1) and axillary block (Group 2).
Main endpoints are initial and maximal blood pressures, AOP, initial and maximal TPs, and tourniquet time. Additionally, the surgeon will evaluate the quality of bloodless surgical area with respect to the amount of blood using a 4-point scale (1: Excellent= No blood in the surgical field, 2: Good= Some blood in the surgical field but no interference with surgery, 3: Fair= Blood in the surgical field but no significant interference with surgery, 4: Poor= Blood in the surgical field obscures the view) at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the surgical procedure. The patients will be observed for signs of tourniquet related complications by a blind investigator. SPSS 20.0 for Windows is used for data analysis. The t test and the χ2 test will be used for continuous and categorical data respectively. A P value below 0.05 will be considered as statistically significant.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Group 1 (General anesthesia group)
Upper limb fracture surgery will be performed with the aid of pneumatic tourniquet. General anesthesia will be induced with intravenous (IV) thiopental sodium and fentanyl.
Rocuronium will be used as the neuromuscular blocking agent. Endotracheal tube will be placed and anesthesia will be maintained with sevoflurane and IV fentanyl while the lungs were ventilated with O2-N2O (50-50%) to achieve an EtCO2 at 30-35 mm Hg.
Upper limb fracture surgery and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) estimation based tourniquet pressure (TP) setting
Upper limb fracture surgery will be performed with the aid of a pneumatic tourniquet.
The cuff (11 cm) of the tourniquet will be placed around the arm with the distal edge 5 cm above the olecranon. AOP estimation formula according to initial systolic blood pressure (SBP) and Tissue Padding Coefficient (KTP) values (AOP= \[SBP+10\]/KTP) from a list (Table 1) will be used to calculate AOP (17). After calculation of AOP, a safety margin of 20 mmHg will be added to AOP to determine the TP (TP=AOP+20 mm Hg). Exsanguination of the limb will be provided with an Esmarch bandage and the cuff will be inflated to the predetermined TP. TP will be manually raised in response to each 10 mmHg increase in SBP during the surgical procedure.
Group 2 (Multiple injection axillary block group)
Multiple injection axillary block will be performed with the aid of a nerve stimulator. When the slight twitching of the motor response from the relevant muscles is achieved (at 0.4 mA, 2Hz, 0.1 ms) % 18-20 ml of Bupivacaine 0.5 (90-100 mg) will be injected.
Upper limb fracture surgery and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) estimation based tourniquet pressure (TP) setting
Upper limb fracture surgery will be performed with the aid of a pneumatic tourniquet.
The cuff (11 cm) of the tourniquet will be placed around the arm with the distal edge 5 cm above the olecranon. AOP estimation formula according to initial systolic blood pressure (SBP) and Tissue Padding Coefficient (KTP) values (AOP= \[SBP+10\]/KTP) from a list (Table 1) will be used to calculate AOP (17). After calculation of AOP, a safety margin of 20 mmHg will be added to AOP to determine the TP (TP=AOP+20 mm Hg). Exsanguination of the limb will be provided with an Esmarch bandage and the cuff will be inflated to the predetermined TP. TP will be manually raised in response to each 10 mmHg increase in SBP during the surgical procedure.
Interventions
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Upper limb fracture surgery and arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) estimation based tourniquet pressure (TP) setting
Upper limb fracture surgery will be performed with the aid of a pneumatic tourniquet.
The cuff (11 cm) of the tourniquet will be placed around the arm with the distal edge 5 cm above the olecranon. AOP estimation formula according to initial systolic blood pressure (SBP) and Tissue Padding Coefficient (KTP) values (AOP= \[SBP+10\]/KTP) from a list (Table 1) will be used to calculate AOP (17). After calculation of AOP, a safety margin of 20 mmHg will be added to AOP to determine the TP (TP=AOP+20 mm Hg). Exsanguination of the limb will be provided with an Esmarch bandage and the cuff will be inflated to the predetermined TP. TP will be manually raised in response to each 10 mmHg increase in SBP during the surgical procedure.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status \>2
* Any contraindication to axillary block or general anesthesia
* Any contraindication to tourniquet use
* Adverse reaction history to anesthetic drugs
* Severe anemia
* Refusal to give informed consent
18 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Baskent University Ankara Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Bahattin Tuncali
Associate professor, MD
Locations
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Baskent University
Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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KA19/326
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Identifier Source: org_study_id
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