Comparing Analgesic Effect of Intravenous Fentanyl, Femoral Nerve Block and Fascia Iliaca Block During Spinal Anesthesia Positioning in Elective Adult Patients Undergoing Femoral Fracture Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics, Surgical and Anesthesia Data of Patients with Femoral Fracture at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

	IVFE Group (n=24)	FNB Group (n=24)	FICB Group (n=24)	P value
Age (years)	37.6±8.1	37.7±8.8	34.2±6.3	0.795
Gender (male/female)	19/5	21/3	22/2	0.444
ASA status (I/II)	18/6	20/4	19/5	0.777
BMI (kg/m^2)	20.1±1.1	20.7±0.9	20.3±0.9	0.062
Fracture site (proximal/shaft/distal)	5/11/8	7/9/8	8/10/6	0.868
Time from fracture to surgery (days)	6.6±2	6.3±2.5	6.6±2.3	0.604

Abbreviations: n, the number of participants; IVFE, intravenous fentanyl; FNB, femoral nerve block; FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiology; BMI, body mass index; Kg/m^2, Kilo gram per meter squire.

Figure 1 Consort flow diagram of patient’s enrollment.

Abbreviations: N, the number of participants; IVFE, intravenous fentanyl; FNB, femoral nerve block; FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block.Note: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000251Citation: Schulz KF, Altman DG, Moher D, for the CONSORT Group (2010) CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated Guidelines for Reporting Parallel Group Randomised Trials. PLoS Med 7(3): e1000251.Copyright: © 2010 Schulz et al. Creative Commons Attribution License.

Figure 2 NRS pain score before and two minute after intervention and during positioning. *Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Femoral Nerve Block and p-value <0.001 ^@Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and p-value=0.001.

Table 2 Time to Perform Spinal Anesthesia of Patients with Femoral Fracture at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

	IVFE Group (n=24)	FNB Group (n=24)	FICB Group (n=24)	P value
Time to perform spinal anesthesia (minutes)	9.5(9–10.5)*^@	7(6–8)	8(7–8.5)	<0.001

Notes: Data are presented as median (Inter Quartile Range), analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis H-test *Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Femoral Nerve Block and p-value <0.001 ^@Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and p-value = 0.002

Abbreviations: n, the number of participants; IVFE, intravenous fentanyl; FNB, femoral nerve block; FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block.

Table 3 Quality of Positioning of Patients with Femoral Fracture at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

	IVFE Group (n=24)	FNB Group (n=24)	FICB Group (n=24)	P value
Quality of patient positioning	2(1–2) ^@ †	2(2–3)	2(2–3)	0.002

Notes: Data are presented as median (Inter Quartile Range), analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis H-test ^@Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Femoral Nerve Block and p-value =0.004 ^†Intravenous Fentanyl vs. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and p-value = 0.011

Abbreviations: n, the number of participants; IVFE, intravenous fentanyl; FNB, femoral nerve block; FICB, fascia iliaca compartment block.

Figure 3 Patient acceptance.