11 October 2021>: Clinical Research
Comparison of 2 Peripheral Nerve Blocks Techniques for Functional Recovery and Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Trial
Inna Jaremko 1ACDEF , Karina Lukaševič 1ABCDEF* , Šarūnas Tarasevičius 2CDE , Linas Zeniauskas 2DEF , Andrius Macas 1ADE , Arūnas Gelmanas 1ADEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.932848
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932848
Table 3 The opioid analgesics consumption and the rate of patient satisfaction at different timepoints after TKA.
Opioid consumption | Satisfaction scores | |||||
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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. |