Clinical Study
Local Anesthetic Wound Infiltration after Osteosynthesis of Extracapsular Hip Fracture Does Not Reduce Pain or Opioid Requirements: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial in 49 Patients
Table 4
Complications and side effects.
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VRS: Verbal Rating Scale; POD: postoperative day. 1Values are median (interquartile ranges). 2n: number of registrations in the two groups. 3One anaphylactic reaction with pruritus and decrease in blood pressure after administration of dicloxacillin preoperatively. Good response to H1 antagonist and hydrocortisone. One case of suspected deep vein thrombosis which was disproved by ultrasonography. One case of diverticular bleeding on POD 7. One case of atrial flutter preoperatively. One case of anemia (Hb 4.8) at admission. 4One case of minor cerebral infarction on POD 8. |