Does a Single Shot Femoral Nerve Block Alone Produce Appropriate Pain Relief?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of the analgesic effect of the preoperative femoral nerve block alone versus combined femoral, sciatic, obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks in patients after TKA in the immediate postoperative period.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-III

• Undergoing two TKA

• Understanding PCA protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

• Skin infection near injection site

• Allergy to local analgesics

• Peripheral neuropathy

• Coagulopathy

• Dementia

• Proven opioid dependency