Comparison of 2 Peripheral Nerve Blocks Techniques for Functional Recovery and Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Trial

11 October 2021 : Clinical Research

Inna Jaremko

^1ACDEF, Karina Lukaševič^1ABCDEF*, Šarūnas Tarasevičius^2CDE, Linas Zeniauskas^2DEF, Andrius Macas^1ADE, Arūnas Gelmanas^1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932848

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932848

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Table 3 The opioid analgesics consumption and the rate of patient satisfaction at different timepoints after TKA.

	Opioid consumption			Satisfaction scores
	FT+ACBs	FNB	p value	FT+ACBs	FNB	p value
6 hours	0.0 (0–6.7)	0.0 (0–6.7)	0.527^*	10 (8–10)	9 (7.5–10)	0.107^*
24 hours	6.7 (0–6.7)	6.7 (0–13.3)	^*	8 (8–10)	8 (7–10)	0.46^*
48 hours	6.7 (0–6.7)	6.7 (0–6.7)	0.14^*	9 (8–10)	9 (7–9.5)	0.315^*
Data expressed as median mg (IQR, 25–75 percentiles). FT+ACBs – distal femoral triangle and distal adductor canal blocks; FNB – femoral nerve block; IQR 25% to 75% interquartile range. ^* Mann-Whitney U test.

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