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Intermittent & continuous sciatic block in combination with femoral block in TKA
January 2017
Intermittent & continuous sciatic block in combination with femoral block in TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Intermittent versus continuous sciatic block combined with femoral block for patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial
Int Orthop. 2016 Sep;40(9):1861-7Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
140 patients scheduled for elective total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive, in addition to a continuous femoral nerve block, either a continuous sciatic nerve block or intermittent sciatic nerve block postoperatively. The purpose of this study was to compare analgesic efficacy between the two regimens over the first 3 days postoperatively. The results demonstrated no significant differ...
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