Journal article
Postoperative continuous-flow cryocompression therapy in the acute recovery phase of hip fracture surgery—A randomized controlled clinical trial
NC Leegwater, FW Bloemers, N de Korte, MJ Heetveld, KJ Kalisvaart, CP Schönhuth, BACM Pijnenburg, BJ Burger, KJ Ponsen, AB Maier, BJ van Royen, PA Nolte
Injury | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: The acute recovery phase after hip fracture surgery is often complicated by severe pain, postoperative blood loss with subsequent transfusion, and delirium. Prevalent comorbidity in hip fracture patients limit the use of opioid-based analgesic therapies, yielding a high risk for inferior pain treatment. Postoperative cryotherapy is suggested to provide an analgesic effect, and to reduce postoperative blood loss. In this prospective, open-label, parallel, multicentre, randomized controlled, clinical trial, we aimed to determine the efficacy of continuous-flow cryocompression therapy (CFCT) in the acute recovery phase after hip fracture surgery. Methods: Patients with an intra or e..
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Awarded by 'Achmea Zorgverzekeringen' grant
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Inger Sierevelt for her assistance with data analysis. The cryocompression devices were sponsored by Best Medical Recovery systems (Abcoude, The Netherlands) and were returned after the study ended. 'Achmea Zorgverzekeringen' (grant number: Z557) and 'DSW Zorgverzekeringen' (grant identifier: GRAPES) funded the study. The funding covered meetings, IRB application costs and CFCT treatment by nurses only. None of the authors received funding from the study. The sponsors had no involvement in the design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data; the writing of the manuscript; and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.