Preoperative fentanyl patches offer effective analgesia in TKA patients managed with PCA .
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Transdermal fentanyl patch for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized double-blind controlled trial
J Pain Res. 2014 Aug 1;7:449-5440 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive a transdermal fentanyl patch or a placebo patch preoperatively. The purpose was to assess the effect of the fentanyl patch for postoperative analgesia. The dose of the fentanyl patch was 50ug/hour, and all patients received patient controlled analgesia (PCA) after surgery. Primary outcomes were pain and morphine consumption in the first 48 postoperative hours. Both pain and morphine consumption were reduced significantly in patients who received the fentanyl patch in comparison to the placebo group.
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