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ReviewDer Orthopade2006

[Perioperative pain therapy for knee endoprosthetics].

K J Wagner, E F Kochs, V Krautheim, L Gerdesmeyer

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Review in Der Orthopade, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K J WagnerKlinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, München. K.Wagner@lrz.tum.de
E F Kochs
V Krautheim
L Gerdesmeyer
Klinikum rechts der Isar · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with significant postoperative pain. Adequate analgesics and techniques are required for early mobilization, continuous passive motion and intensified physical therapy as well as for high-quality postoperative analgesia.However, in the immediate postoperative setting the excessive nociceptive input can be blocked by using doses which are most frequently associated with adverse effects like dizziness, nausea and vomiting, sedation and risk of respiratory depression. The use of peripheral nerve blocks is recommended after orthopaedic surgery. After TKA, the continuous "3 in 1 nerve block" has been proven to be more effective than conventional patient controlled intravenous opioid therapy as well as than epidural analgesia accompanied by side effects. Postoperative analgesic techniques influence surgical outcome, duration of hospitalization and re-convalescence. The use of regional analgesia after TKA may initially lead to higher costs but it is counterbalanced by a reduction in morbidity and mortality, decrease in hospitalization, improved re-convalescence and a better functional outcome.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsArthralgiaArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeHumansKnee ProsthesisNerve BlockPerioperative CarePostoperative PainPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prosthesis FailureAnalgesics

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PMID16362138
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