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Butorphanol as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Adductor Canal Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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December 2022

Butorphanol as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Adductor Canal Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 302| Issue: 4| Number:15| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Butorphanol as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Adductor Canal Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients: A Randomized, Double, Blind Study

J Healthc Eng. 2022 Oct 14;2022:7718108.

Contributing Authors:
T Mu D Liu F Gao

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Synopsis

Seventy-four older patients (50-80 years) undergoing a first-time unilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive an adductor canal blockade with ropivacaine plus butorphanol as an adjuvant (n=37) or ropivacaine only (n=37). The primary outcome of interest was the duration of sensory block and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores at rest and with activity. Secondary outcomes of inte...

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