Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training.
BMJ Open
; 11(7): e047113, 2021 07 05.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34226222
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) provides safe, rapid analgesia for older people with hip fractures but is rarely performed in the emergency department (ED). Self-perceived inadequate training and time to perform POCUS-GRA are the two most important barriers. Our objective is to assess the feasibility of a proposed multicentre, stepped-wedge cluster randomised clinical trial (RCT) to assess the impact of a knowledge-to-practice (KTP) intervention on delirium.DESIGN:
Open-label feasibility study.SETTING:
An academic tertiary care Canadian ED (annual visits 60 000).PARTICIPANTS:
Emergency physicians working at least one ED shift per week, excluding those already performing POCUS-GRA more than four times per year. INTERVENTION A KTP intervention, including 2-hour structured training sessions with procedure bundle and email reminders. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The primary feasibility outcome is the proportion of eligible physicians that completed training and subsequently performed POCUS-GRA. Secondary outcome is the time needed to complete POCUS-GRA. We also test the feasibility of the enrolment, consent and randomisation processes for the future stepped-wedge cluster RCT (NCT02892968).RESULTS:
Of 36 emergency physicians, 4 (12%) were excluded or declined participation. All remaining 32 emergency physicians completed training and 31 subsequently treated at least one eligible patient. Collectively, 27/31 (87.1%) performed 102 POCUS-GRA blocks (range 1-20 blocks per physician). The median (IQR) time to perform blocks was 15 (10-20) min, and reduction in pain was 6/10 (3-7) following POCUS-GRA. There were no reported complications.CONCLUSION:
Our KTP intervention, consent process and randomisation were feasible. The time to perform POCUS-GRA rarely exceeded 30 min, Our findings reinforce the existing data on the safety and effectiveness of POCUS-GRA, mitigate perceived barriers to more widespread adoption and demonstrate the feasibility of trialling this intervention for the proposed stepped-wedge cluster RCT. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Clinicaltrials.gov #02892968.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Fraturas do Quadril
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Bloqueio Nervoso
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Implementation_research
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Open
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá