Effect of the Early Ultrasound-guided Femoral Nerve Block Performed by Emergency Physicians on Pre-operative Opioids Usage in Patients With Proximal Femoral Fractures (FORELEG)
Femoral Fracture, Femoral Nerve Block
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Femoral Fracture
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient whose age is ≥ 18 years
Patient with a suspicion of proximal femoral fracture at the emergency triage, defined as direct traumatism on hip or fall associated with hip pain and/or clinostatism and/or lower extremity deformity with, typically, shortening of the externally rotated limb
- Patient with a verbal numerical pain rating ≥ 7 on emergency triage
- Patient with a diagnosis of ESF fracture made on x-rays in the emergency department
- Patient with a normal lower extremity neurovascular examination
- Anticipated preoperative delay of at least 3 hours
- Patient affiliated to a health insurance plan
- French-speaking patient
- Patient or relative who has given free, informed and written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with multiples trauma
- No surgical treatment decided by the orthopedic team
- Prior femoral nerve block performed during pre-hospital time
- Patient was not walking before the fracture
- Patient has received opioids prior to ED admission (by home caregivers or as part of usual treatment) or buprenorphine or nalbuphine
- Contraindications to opioids: acute respiratory failure, acute liver failure, epilepsy not controlled by treatment, allergy; documented severe intolerance to morphine
- Contraindications to loco-regional anesthesia: constitutional or acquired coagulation disorder (anticoagulant treatment, acute hepatic failure), skin infection or wound near to the potential injection site, acute failure of an underlying disease, allergy to Ropivacaine or chlorhexidine
- Patient already included in a type 1 interventional research protocol (RIPH1)
- Patient under guardianship or curatorship
- Patient deprived of liberty
- Patient under court protection
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patient
Sites / Locations
- Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Standard pain management
Femoral nerve block
Patients receive a standard analgesic treatment, in accordance with the latest international guidelines : if pain EN is ≥ 3: Paracetamol 1g every 6 hours (age <75 years) or every 8 hours (# 75 years) and/or Tramadol 50 mg every 8 hours ; and/or if verbal EN for pain is ≥ 7: intravenous morphine titration according to local protocol: 3 mg bolus if weight > 60 kg and age ≤ 80 years; Bolus of 2 mg if weight ≤ 60 kg and age ≤ 80 years ; Bolus of 1 mg if age>80 years, regardless of weight ; This bolus is repeated every 5 minutes until an EN≤ 3 is obtained.
Patients receive a standard analgesic treatment, in accordance with the latest international guidelines 5,13,45: - if pain EN is ≥ 3: Paracetamol 1g every 6 hours (age <75 years) or every 8 hours (# 75 years) and/or Tramadol 50 mg every 8 hours; - and/or if verbal EN for pain is ≥ 7: intravenous morphine titration according to local protocol: 3 mg bolus if weight > 60 kg and age ≤ 80 years; Bolus of 2 mg if weight ≤ 60 kg and age ≤ 80 years ; Bolus of 1 mg if age>80 years, regardless of weight ; This bolus is repeated every 5 minutes until an EN≤ 3 is obtained.