17 August 2021: Clinical Research
Effects of Temperature and Volume of Intraoperative Normal Saline Irrigation on Postoperative Pain, Swelling, and Serum Markers of Inflammation in Patients After Elective, Arthroscopic, Single-Bundle Surgical Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study
Chen Wang 1AE , Pu Yang 1BCD , Dongfang Zhang 1BCD , In-Ho Jeon 2F , Tengbo Yu 1F , Yingze Zhang 1F , Chao Qi 1AF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930954
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930954
Table 3 Comparison of swelling ratings in 716 patients after arthroscopic single-bundle surgical reconstruction of the ACL performed under general anesthesia.
| N | Postoperative timepoint | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 h | 12 h | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | ||
| Non-irrigation | 139 | 4.55±0.39 | 3.98±0.35 | 3.01±0.32 | 2.09±0.45 | 1.04±0.39 |
| 1-L irrigation | 143 | 4.51±0.49 | 4.06±0.33 | 3.03±0.34 | 2.16±0.37 | 1.05±0.40 |
| 3-L irrigation | 147 | 4.49±0.49 | 4.02±0.34 | 3.01±0.35 | 2.16±0.37 | 1.06±0.40 |
| value | 0.541 | 0.176 | 0.838 | 0.248 | 0.990 | |
| Non-irrigation | 139 | 4.55±0.39 | 3.98±0.35 | 3.01±0.32 | 2.09±0.45 | 1.05±0.39 |
| Constant temperature | 142 | 4.51±0.44 | 4.02±0.33 | 3.03±0.33 | 2.13±0.41 | 1.05±0.40 |
| Cold temperature | 145 | 4.50±0.49 | 4.01±0.34 | 3.02±0.35 | 2.16±0.37 | 1.08±0.43 |
| value | 0.606 | 0.615 | 0.857 | 0.344 | 0.830 | |
| ACL – anterior cruciate ligament. | ||||||