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Comparision of Intraoperative Epidural Analgesia and Intraoperative Periarticular Injection on Pain Control After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty
Anaesthesiology - Pain management
Surgery - Other surgery
Registration Number
ACTRN12616000226404
Lead Sponsor
amik Sahin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty as a result of osteoarthritis will be recruited.
Patients will be eligible for inclusion if they are aged greater 18 years, undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty as a result of primary osteoarthritis of the knee, can understand and comply with the study protocol,

Exclusion Criteria

- allergy to any drugs used in this study
- previous knee surgery
- bilateral total knee arthroplasty
- severe liver or renal insufficiency
- history of stroke or coronary heart disease
- cognitive impairment
- contraindication for regional anesthesia

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
whether epidural morphine or periarticular multimodal drug injection provides better pain control<br><br>The primary outcome is a visual analog scale (VAS) pain score 72 hours after surgery [72 hours post surgery<br>];The primary outcome is a analgesic consumption 72 hours after surgery <br><br><br>Datas of analgesic agent consumption are assessed by review of medical records. Analgesic consumption will be calculated by the total amount of analgesic agents spent on Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA)<br>[72 hours post surgery ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
adverse events (itching, allergies, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, constipation, respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension, dizziness i.e.)<br><br>Adverse events were recorded. If adverse events were recognized, They were evaluated according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTC-AE) ver. 4.0.<br><br>This adverse events listed are assessed as recorded by treating clinician in the medical records<br><br>[72 hours post surgery]
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