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COA/ICORS2019: No difference between dexmedetomidine and epinephrine for block extension in TKA

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June 2019

COA/ICORS2019: No difference between dexmedetomidine and epinephrine for block extension in TKA

Vol: 8| Issue: 6| Number:25| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Dexmedetomidine Compared to Epinephrine in Prolonging the Duration of Analgesia of Motor Sparing Knee Block after Total Knee Arthroplasty – Randomized Double-Blinded Single Center Study

Contributing Authors:
D Bryant S Ganapathy S MacDonald J Howard B Lanting E Vasarhelyi C Lin

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70 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty and were managed with multimodal analgesia consisting of a continuous adductor canal block, single shot lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block, and posterior infiltration were randomized to either additional dexmedetomidine or epinephrine to a solution of ropivacaine, morphine, and ketorolac. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a...

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