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ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2023

Comparison of ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block and knee periarticular infiltration for postoperative pain and functional outcomes in knee arthroplasty - A randomised trial.

Gehan M Eid, Shiamaa El Said Shaban, Tarek A Mostafa

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Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Gehan M EidDepartment of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Shiamaa El Said ShabanDepartment of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Tarek A MostafaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Optimal analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) enhances patients' and surgical outcomes. The study investigated the ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block versus the periarticular infiltration in TKA. Methods: Eighty-eight patients aged above 50 years scheduled for unilateral TKA were randomised as: Group 1 received intraoperative periarticular infiltration (0.5 mL adrenaline [4.5 µg/mL], 20 mL bupivacaine 0.5% with 89.5 mL saline) and Group 2 received immediate postoperative genicular nerve block (15 mL bupivacaine 0.25% with 2.5 g/mL adrenaline). The postoperative morphine consumption was during the first two postoperative days the primary outcome. The secondary outcomes were time to rescue analgesia, pain scores and functional outcomes. The comparison between groups was performed using the Chi-square test, the Student's Results: The postoperative morphine consumption during the first two postoperative days and pain scores at rest at 12 h postoperatively were less in Group 1 than in Group 2 ( Conclusion: Periarticular infiltration and genicular nerve block yield effective postoperative analgesia and functional outcomes after TKA without motor affection.

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Functional outcomesgenicular nerve blockknee arthroplastyperiarticular infiltrationpostoperative painrehabilitationultrasonography

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