ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Effectiveness of ERAS (Enhanced Recovery after Surgery) Protocol via Peripheral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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- Clinical effects of interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee block with multimodal analgesia for total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- 5E management protocol for enhanced recovery after total knee arthroplasty: stratified RCT.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
- Effect of Femoral Nerve Block with Different Concentrations of Chloroprocaine on Early Postoperative Rehabilitation Training After Total Knee Arthroplasty.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Trial
- A Retrospective Cohort Study on The Impact of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery with Safe Brain Initiative on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes in Türkiye.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- The Influence of Ultrasound-Guided Blocks for Shoulder and Knee Surgeries on Continued Opioid Use: A 6-Month Clinical Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comments on "Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block is superior to femoral nerve block for early postoperative pain relief after single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft".Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Article
- Reply to comments on "ultrasound-guided adductor canal block is superior to femoral nerve block for early postoperative pain relief after single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft".Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2023Article
- Impact of ERAS compliance on the short-term outcomes for distal radius surgery: a single-center retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- The Optimal Period of Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Procedures under Enhanced Recovery: A Retrospective Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Peripheral nerve block (PNB) for patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the recommended interventions in ERAS protocols. However, most existing studies involved unilateral TKA (UTKA). As such, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PNB in terms of immediate postoperative analgesia, length of hospital stays (LOS), and early functional outcomes in both UTKA and simultaneous bilateral TKAs (BTKAs). We reviewed 236 patients who underwent primary TKA with PNB, with 138 and 98 being UTKA and BTKAs, respectively; those in the PNB group underwent femoral nerve and adductor canal block. The matched control and PNB groups-who received intravenous/epidural patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA/PCEA) alone or IVPCA in addition to PNB after surgery, respectively-were compared. The VAS scores at rest until 48 h after surgery were significantly lower in PNB groups compared to those in the IVPCA groups. At 0- 6 h of activity, VAS scores of the UTKA with PNB group were also lower than the IVPCA group. Compared to PCEA groups, VAS scores at 0-6 h of activity were higher in both the UTKA and BTKAs with PNB groups. However, at 24-48 h at rest, the scores of those in the UTKA with PNB group were lower than those in the PCEA group. The control and experimental UTKA and BTKAs groups had similar LOS and functional outcomes at 90 days postoperatively. In primary TKA, PNB has great analgesic effects for immediate postoperative pain control, and represents a similar analgesic effect to epidural PCA.
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