Combined continuous '3-in-1' & sciatic nerve blocks reduces rescue analgesic requirement .
Combined Continuous ''3-In-1'' and Sciatic Nerve Blocks Provide Improved Postoperative Analgesia with No Correlation to Catheter Tip Location After Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
J Arthroplasty. 2007 Dec;22(8):1181-6. Epub 2007 Sep 1230 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive one of two types of analgesic treatments. The first group received a combined continuous "3-in-1" nerve block (CTNB) with a continuous sciatic nerve block (CSNB), while the second group received only the CTNB treatment. The primary outcomes were pain and postoperative analgesia requirement. Results indicated that the combined intervention treatment resulted in reduced rescue analgesic requirement and lower VAS scores compared to the control group.
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