Continuous femoral nerve blockade and single-shot sciatic nerve block promotes better analgesia and lower bleeding for total knee arthroplasty compared to intrathecal morphine: a randomized trial

Continuous femoral nerve blockade and single-shot sciatic nerve block promotes better analgesia and lower bleeding for total knee arthroplasty compared to intrathecal morphine: a randomized trial

Abstract Background Knee arthroplasty leads to postoperative pain. This study compares analgesia and postoperative bleeding achieved by intrathecal morphine with a continuous femoral plus single-shot sciatic nerve block. Methods A randomized non-blinded clinical trial enrolled patients aged over 18 ...

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Main Authors: Nora Elizabeth Rojas Álvarez, Rosemberg Jairo Gomez Ledesma, Adilson Hamaji, Marcelo Waldir Mian Hamaji, Joaquim Edson Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Analgesia
Nerve Block
Pain
Postoperative
Arthroplasty
Replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0355-x

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