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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Vs Local Periarticular Infiltration for TKA

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February 2024

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Vs Local Periarticular Infiltration for TKA

Vol: 306| Issue: 2| Number:44| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Local Periarticular Infiltration with Dexmedetomidine Results in Superior Patient Well-Being after Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared with Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial with a Follow-Up of Two Years.

J Clin Med . 2023 Aug 2;12(15):5088.

Contributing Authors:
P Reinbacher GA Schittek A Draschl A Hecker A Leithner SM Klim K Brunnader A Koutp G Hauer P Sadoghi

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Synopsis

50 patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty for end-stage knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either an ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block (PNB) with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine (n=25) or local periarticular infiltration (LIA; n=25) with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine. Outcomes of interest included patient well-being using the Anasthesiolgischer Nachbefragungsbogen...

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