A guide to regional analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty

FA Rodriguez-Patarroyo, N Cuello… - EFORT Open …, 2021 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Regional analgesia has been introduced successfully into the postoperative pain
management after total knee arthroplasty, reducing pain scores, opioid use and adverse …

Median sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery: To block, or not? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

M King, T Stambulic, SMA Hassan… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inadequate pain control after median sternotomy leads to reduced mobilization,
increased respiratory complications, and longer hospital stays. Typically, postoperative pain …

Continuous pericapsular nerve group block for hip surgery: a case series

S Singh, W Ahmed - A&A Practice, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block targets articular branches of the obturator,
accessory obturator, and femoral nerves. This block has mostly been used to reduce pain …

Reduced Opioid Consumption with Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Hip Surgery: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Trial

CJ Chung, DW Eom, TY Lee… - Pain Research and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block targets the nerves innervating the anterior hip
surface; however, few studies on this technique are currently available. We investigated the …

Continuous femoral nerve block reduces the need for manipulation following total knee arthroplasty

DM Freccero, P Van Steyn, PMN Joslin… - JBJS Open …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Peripheral nerve blocks improve both pain control and functional outcomes
following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, few studies have examined the effects of …

Sublingual Sufentanil Tablet System (SSTS-Zalviso®) for Postoperative Analgesia after Orthopedic Surgery: A Retrospective Study

A Angelini, GM Parise, M Cerchiaro… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The aim of this study is to compare sublingual sufentanil and the administration
device for its delivery (SSST-Zalviso®) with the traditional strategies used for the control of …

Effects of dexmedetomidine as a perineural adjuvant for femoral nerve block: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ZF Zhao, L Du, DX Wang - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Femoral nerve block (FNB) is one of the first-line analgesic methods for patients
following lower extremity surgery. However, FNB with local anesthetics alone exert limited …

Reducing opioid usage in total knee arthroplasty postoperative pain management: a literature review and future directions

R Chaturvedi, J Tram, K Chakravarthy - Pain management, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common orthopedic surgery performed with a projected
3.5 million procedures to be done by 2030. Current postoperative pain management for TKA …

Efficacy of Periarticular Infiltration with Dexamethasone and Bupivacaine plus Adductor Canal Block Relative to That of Adductor Canal Block Alone for Patients …

V Yuenyongviwat, B Wuttiworawanit… - Advances in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Periarticular infiltration (PI) is a common procedure during total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) for postoperative pain management. This retrospective, case‐matched study aimed to …

Intravenous dexamethasone in pain treatment after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

J Læbel, AV Danielsen, PK Sperling… - Danish Medical Journal, 2024 - vbn.aau.dk
INTRODUCTION: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive
procedure. Despite being less invasive than thoracotomy, post-operative pain remains a …