Comparative study of ultrasound-guided continuous femoral nerve blockade with continuous epidural analgesia for pain relief following total knee replacement

Comparative study of ultrasound-guided continuous femoral nerve blockade with continuous epidural analgesia for pain relief following total knee replacement

Background: Regional analgesia is widely used for total knee replacement surgeries (TKR) as it has lesser side-effects and better analgesic efficacy when compared with traditional oral analgesics. Peripheral nerve blockade has also been utilized, including continuous infusion techniques. With the us...

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Main Authors: Harsha Shanthanna, Medha Huilgol, Vinay Kumar Manivackam, Amjad Maniar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Continuous femoral catheter
ultrasound
total knee replacement
epidural
regional analgesia
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2012;volume=56;issue=3;spage=270;epage=275;aulast=Shanthanna

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