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Intermittent superior to continuous lumbar plexus block for pain reduction and opioid use in THA

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July 2019

Intermittent superior to continuous lumbar plexus block for pain reduction and opioid use in THA

Vol: 8| Issue: 7| Number:24| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Greater analgesic effect with intermittent compared with continuous mode of lumbar plexus block for total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 Jun;44(6):632-636.

Contributing Authors:
H Ueshima N Tanaka H Otake

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Synopsis

40 patients scheduled for total hip arthroplasty were randomized to post-operative analgesia with either an intermittent or continuous lumbar plexus block (LPB). The primary outcome of interest was cumulative fentanyl consumption. Secondary outcomes of interest included pain at rest and during movement (measured on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS)), the number of demands for and successfully delivered ...

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