Analgesic Effect of Ropivacaine Plus Fentanyl vs Ropivacaine for Continuous 3-in-1 FNB After Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The postoperative analgesic effect of the continuous 3-in-1 femoral nerve block (FNB) with ropivacaine/fentanyl or with ropivacaine were compared in total knee arthroplasty.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Medical Center, Seoul
• Treatments: Analgesics; Anesthetics; Fentanyl; Hydromorphone; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA PS 1 to 3 undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients were excluded from this study if they had contraindications to a regional anesthetic technique (e. g., local infection, sepsis, coagulation abnormality), allergy to local anesthetic or fentanyl, preexisting neurologic deficit in the lower extremities, and inability to comprehend the pain scales or use IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device.