Overview

Early Mobilization After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty are randomized to either intrathecal anesthesia, wound infiltration with local anesthetics and standardized postoperative care (NA = neuraxial anesthesia) or general anesthesia, intraoperative glucocorticoids with accelerated postoperative care principles (GA). The study hypothesis is that GA would reduce length-of-hospital stay. Outcome variables are postoperative nausea and vomiting, mobilization rate, pain, requirement of analgesics, and length-of-hospital stay.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Region Skane
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Bupivacaine
Propofol
Remifentanil
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with osteoarthritis scheduled for TKA at the department of orthopedic
surgery, Hässleholm Hospital, Sweden, are eligible for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- body mass index (BMI) > 35 m/kg2,

- prior major knee surgery to the ipsilateral knee,

- ongoing infection, known immunological deficiency or ASA physical status category >
IV.