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Femoral nerve block does not delay discharge readiness and mobility after TKA
December 2016
Femoral nerve block does not delay discharge readiness and mobility after TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Functional Discharge Readiness and Mobility Following Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: A Comparison of Analgesic Techniques
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Nov;66(11):1688-94.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
This study analyzed secondary outcomes of a previous randomized controlled trial that randomly allocated 200 knee arthroplasty patients into receiving one of the three interventions: 1) single-shot femoral nerve block (FNB) with intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) opioid, 2) continuous FNB with oral opioids, or 3) patient controlled analgesia (PCA) alone. The purpose was to examine if d...
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