Postoperative analgesia for total knee replacement: comparing between pre-and postoperative "3-in-1" femoral nerve block.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Total Knee Replacement (TKR) produces severe postoperative pain. Pre- and postoperative single-shot "3-in-1" Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) were reported to improve analgesia and reduce morphine consumption post TKR.OBJECTIVE:
To find out the most beneficial time for injection of single shot "3-in-1" FNB for TKR between preoperative and postoperative in a prospective controlled trial. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
In a Randomized, double-blind Controlled Trial (RCT), 48 patients undergoing TKR received either pre- or postoperative "3-in-1" FNB using 30 mL of bupivacaine 0.25% after a standardized general anesthesia. Morphine consumption, Numeric Pain-Rating Scale (NPRS) at rest and during movement, tension in the back of the knee, nausea/vomiting, pruritus, sedation, and respiratory depression at 1, 4, 24 and 48 hr after TKR were comparedRESULTS:
There were no significant differences in 48-hr morphine consumption [46.5 (20.0) vs 45.0 (23.6) mg, p = 0.809], NPRS both at rest and during movement, tension in the back of knee, nausea/vomiting, pruritus, sedation, and respiratory depression at any time during 48-hr postoperative TKR between groups.CONCLUSION:
Preoperative single-shot "3-in-1" FNB using 30 mL of bupivacaine 0.25% is not better than postoperative single-shot "3-in-1" FNB using the same drug in postoperative pain and morphine reduction in patients undergoing elective TKR under general anesthesia.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pain, Postoperative
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Postoperative Care
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Time Factors
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Aged
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Preoperative Care
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Bupivacaine
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Language:
English
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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