Continuous ACB Improves Pain & Reduces Rescue Analgesia vs Single-Injection ACB in TKA Patients

How to Cite

OrthoEvidence. Continuous ACB Improves Pain & Reduces Rescue Analgesia vs Single-Injection ACB in TKA Patients. ACE Report. 2020;9(12):7. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/12643

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Continuous adductor canal block provides better performance after total knee arthroplasty compared with the single-shot adductor canal block?: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Oct 23;99(43):e22762

Contributing Authors: R Yu H Wang Y Zhuo D Liu X Wu Y Zhang

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Synopsis

A total of nine studies with 739 patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included in this meta-analysis comparing continuous-injection adductor canal blockade (ACB) and to single-injection ACB for post-operative pain control. The primary outcome of interest was pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest or during activity. Secondary outcomes of interest included cumulative opio...