Bupivacaine Liposome Suspension Versus a Concentrated Multi Drug Periarticular Injection
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Despite a robust multimodal pain management regimen, patients undergoing total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) continue to report low satisfaction with postoperative pain management.
Patient satisfaction further declines with any adverse event such as a drug reaction to
neuroleptic medications or a patient fall due to a femoral nerve block. A new method of pain
management throughout the hospital experience is warranted to improve patient satisfaction
and the possibility of related adverse events. The purpose of this study is to examine if
there is a difference in post operative pain and morphine (MSO4) total consumption for
hospitalized TKA patients without femoral nerve block receiving an intra-operative
periarticular injection of bupivacaine liposome suspension versus a concentrated multi drug.