Effects of continuous sciatic nerve block added to continuous femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000005789
- Lead Sponsor
- Kitano Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
ASA physical status above 3 Fixed valgus and flexion deformities Rivision knee replacement Impaired cognitive function Neuromuscular diseases Vascular diseases on lower extremities Diabetes mellitus with insulin therapy Morbid obesity (body mass index > 35) Impaired renal function (serum creatinine > 1.5) Contraindication for peripheral nerve blocks (coagulation abnormalities, infection at the puncture site, allegy to local anesthetics) Gastric ulcer Allergy to NSAIDs Pregnancy or breast feeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total morphine consumption within 48 hours after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analogue scale scores, incidence of adverse effects of morphine, the maximum angle of the continuous passive motion of the operated knee on the postoperative day 7 and hospital length of stay