• Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2023

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Migration rate of proximal adductor canal block catheters placed parallel versus perpendicular to the nerve after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled study.

    • Takashi Fujino, Takayuki Yoshida, Izumi Kawagoe, Akinori Hinotsume, Tsuyoshi Hiratsuka, and Tatsuo Nakamoto.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan t-fujino@juntendo.ac.jp.
    • Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Aug 1; 48 (8): 420424420-424.

    BackgroundPerineural catheters placed parallel to the nerve course are reported to have lower migration rates than those placed perpendicular to it. However, catheter migration rates for a continuous adductor canal block (ACB) remain unknown. This study compared postoperative migration rates of proximal ACB catheters placed parallel and perpendicular to the saphenous nerve.MethodsSeventy participants scheduled for unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned for parallel or perpendicular placement of the ACB catheter. The primary outcome was the migration rate of the ACB catheter on postoperative day (POD) 2. Catheter migration was defined as being unable to confirm saline administration via the catheter around the saphenous nerve at the mid-thigh level under ultrasound guidance. Secondary outcomes included active and passive range of motion (ROM) of the knee on postoperative rehabilitation.ResultsSixty-seven participants were included in the final analyses. The catheter migrated significantly less often in the parallel group (5 of 34 (14.7%)) than in the perpendicular group (24 of 33 (72.7%)) (p<0.001). The mean (SD) active and passive knee flexion ROM (degrees) improved significantly in the parallel than in the perpendicular group (POD 1: active, 88.4 (13.2) vs 80.0 (12.4), p=0.011; passive, 95.6 (12.8) vs 85.7 (13.6), p=0.004; POD 2: active, 88.7 (13.4) vs 82.2 (11.5), p=0.036; passive, 97.2 (12.8) vs 91.0 (12.0), p=0.045).ConclusionParallel placement of the ACB catheter provided a lower postoperative catheter migration rate than perpendicular placement of the ACB catheter along with corresponding improvements in ROM and secondary analgesic outcomes.Trial Registration NumberUMIN000045374.© American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. Published by BMJ.

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