Overview

Postoperative Pain in Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Comparison Between General and Spinal Anesthesia

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2018-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Total knee arthroplasty may be conducted either under general anesthesia or spinal block. previous studies have shown that spinal block leads to less complications. The investigators aim to find whether post-operative pain is also diminished under spinal block compared to general anesthesia
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Meir Medical Center
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Anesthetics, General
Bupivacaine
Epinephrine
Epinephryl borate
Morphine
Racepinephrine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- all patient who will undergo total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

- patients who will not agree to participate in the study

- patients who will die during the research timeframe