Developing a Total Knee Care Pathway to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay While Maintaining Quality of Care [PDF]
, 2020 From 2002 to 2013, there was an increase in the number of total joint replacement procedures performed as well as a rise in healthcare costs associated with such procedures.
Pace, Katie
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BMC AnesthesiologyIntroduction Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is accompanied by severe postoperative pain, which is reported to be an important cause of chronic pain. Ultrasound-guided adductor canal block (ACB) combined with infiltration between the popliteal artery and ...
Wenqin Yin +5 more
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Chronic post-surgical pain after knee arthroplasty: a role of peripheral nerve blocks
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionPeripheral nerve blocks are an efficient method of pain control after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but there is no report of their impact on chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP).MethodsThis prospective observational study aimed to assess ...
Svetlana Sreckovic +13 more
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The efficacy of nerve blocks to manage post-operative pain and reduce opioid usage [PDF]
, 2022 Background: The opioid crisis in the United States, related to the misuse and addiction to prescribed opioid medications, continues to reach epidemic proportions.
Alexander, Keisha +2 more
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Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive CareBackground & objective: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) causes postoperative discomfort hindering recovery. Effective analgesia aids early rehabilitation and reduces falls. We compare the effectiveness of the conjunction of ACB + IPACK blocks versus GNB + IPACK blocks in providing postoperative pain relief and early recovery following TKA ...
Reham Mustafa Hashim +4 more
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PROTEUS two-dimensional Navier-Stokes computer code, version 1.0. Volume 3: Programmer's reference [PDF]
A new computer code was developed to solve the 2-D or axisymmetric, Reynolds-averaged, unsteady compressible Navier-Stokes equations in strong conservation law form. The thin-layer or Euler equations may also be solved.
Benson, Thomas J. +3 more
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Multimodal pain management and fixation techniques in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
This thesis explores several aspects of perioperative care in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), focusing on multimodal pain management and implant fixation techniques.
van Ooij, B.
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Artroplastia Total de Rodilla: Eficacia del Bloqueo del Nervio Femoral en el Manejo del Dolor Postoperatorio. [PDF]
Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common surgical procedure that replaces the knee joint with a synthetic prosthesis to relieve pain and restore function in patients with severe joint diseases.
Moriera Moran, Marlon Vicente +4 more
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Reduction in Opioid Requirements Following Changes to Regional Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Background: Newer analgesic techniques to reduce opioid use and pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) include preoperative cryoneurolysis, adductor canal block (ACB), and local anesthetic infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsule of the ...
Bronstone, Amy +6 more
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Femoral vs sciatic nerve block to provide analgesia after medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy in the setting of multimodal analgesia: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial. [PDF]
Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOW HTO) is associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain. The proximal part of the tibia is innervated by branches from the femoral nerve anteriorly and the sciatic nerve posteriorly.
Albrecht, E. +4 more
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