Iliopsoas plane block does not improve pain after primary total hip arthroplasty in the presence of multimodal analgesia: a single institution randomized controlled trial
Primary resultResult — go to the resultMedian difference −1.0 95% CI −2.0 to 0.0Authors' conclusion
Iliopsoas plane block did not improve postoperative analgesia following total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia with a multimodal analgesic regimen.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing elective primary hip arthroplasty under GA with multimodal analgesia
- Participants
- 56 adults
- Comparison
- Single-shot iliopsoas plane block vs sham block
- Primary endpoint
- NRS pain score at rest
- Follow-up
- 6 hour after surgery
Methodological detailssingle-centre, sham-controlled
- Single-centre
- Sham-controlled
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Median difference
−1.0
95% CI −2.0 to 0.0
P ≥ 0.999
By group
Iliopsoas plane block
4.0
median · IQR 2.0–5.8
Sham
5.5
median · IQR 2.3–6.8
Iliopsoas plane block vs Sham
median difference −1.0 (95% CI −2.0 to 0.0); P ≥ 0.999
Further findings
Pain scores, opioid consumption, quadriceps strength, quality of recovery (linear mixed model)
- No differences between the groups
Original publication
Iliopsoas plane block does not improve pain after primary total hip arthroplasty in the presence of multimodal analgesia: a single institution randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 29 January 2024. doi:10.
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