Lumbar ESPB in Hip Replacement Surgery
In this study, continuous erector spinae plane block (ESPB) will be compared to continuous epidural analgesia in patients undergoing elective hip replacement surgery. Opioid consumption, pain severity, quadriceps femoris muscle strength, ability to walk, and quality of recovery will be evaluated. Moreover, chronic pain severity in months after the hospital discharge will be assessed.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  primary hip replacement surgery due to coxarthrosis anesthetized with spinal technique able to use PCA pump having access to phone  Exclusion Criteria:  patients taking painkillers not related to coxarthrosis; having active cancer, dementia or challenging contact with the patient; suffering from depression or other psychiatric disorders that required antidepressant treatment; consuming alcohol or recreational drug addiction; contraindications to the regional block. - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - MaximumAge: 100 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult