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Effect of buprenorphine added to bupivacine for femoral nerve block in TKA
May 2015
Effect of buprenorphine added to bupivacine for femoral nerve block in TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Buprenorphine Added to Bupivacaine Prolongs Femoral Nerve Block Duration and Improves Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty—A Randomised Prospective Double-Blind Study
J Arthroplasty. 2015 Feb;30(2):320-4.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Forty-eight patients were divided into 2 groups to compare the use of a 0.3mg dose of buprenorphine as an adjuvant in femoral nerve block to the sole use of femoral nerve block with a solution of 0.25% bupivacaine and adrenaline following total knee arthroplasty. The purpose of the study was to determine whether buprenorphine, a long-lasting opioid, would be able to improve the quality and duratio...
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