In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in local infiltration analgesia (LIA) as a
technique to control postoperative pain. We conducted a systematic review of randomized …

This review evaluated the efficacy of continuous wound catheters in delivering local
anaesthetic in postoperative analgesia. Continuous wound catheters were found to improve …

Background Postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can be difficult to manage
and may delay recovery. Recent studies have suggested that periarticular infiltration with …

Relief of acute pain after hip and knee replacement represents a major therapeutic
challenge as post‐operative pain hinders early mobilisation and rehabilitation with …

Many consider femoral nerve block the gold standard in pain management following knee
arthroplasty. Local infiltration analgesia is an alternate approach that applies the concept of …

Background Epidural analgesia gives excellent pain relief but is associated with substantial
side effects. We compared wound infiltration combined with intraarticular injection of local …

Total hip replacement is a major surgical procedure usually associated with significant pain
in the early postoperative period. Several anaesthetic and analgesic techniques are in …

BACKGROUND: Local infiltration analgesia (LIA)—using a combination of local anesthetics,
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and epinephrine, injected periarticularly during …

Background: High‐volume infiltration analgesia may be effective with a low risk of side
effects in hip and knee arthroplasty. The present placebo‐controlled study was carried out to …

Implant infections caused by methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause
major complications during the perioperative period. Diclofenac, one of the most widely …