• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2012

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of adductor-canal-blockade on established, severe post-operative pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomised study.

    • P Jaeger, U Grevstad, M H Henningsen, B Gottschau, O Mathiesen, and J B Dahl.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark. pia.jaeger@rh.regionh.dk
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012 Sep 1;56(8):1013-9.

    BackgroundIn this proof-of-concept study, we investigated the effect of the predominantly sensory adductor-canal-blockade on established pain in the early post-operative period after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hypothesised that the adductor-canal-blockade would reduce pain during flexion of the knee (primary end point) and at rest, as well as reducing morphine consumption and morphine-related side effects (secondary outcomes) compared with placebo.MethodsWe enrolled patients scheduled for elective TKA into this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised study. During general anaesthesia, we placed a catheter in the adductor canal, and after obtaining pre-block pain scores 30 min post-operatively, we injected 30 ml of ropivacaine 0.75% (n = 21) or saline (n = 20) according to randomisation. Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261897.ResultsForty-two patients were randomised, and 41 were analysed. Mean (standard deviation) pain scores during flexion of the knee at 1 h post-operatively were 58 (22) mm and 67 (29) mm, ropivacaine and placebo group, respectively (P = 0.23) but was significantly reduced in the ropivacaine group when calculated as area under the curve for the interval 1-6 h (P = 0.02). There were no statistically significant differences regarding pain at rest (P = 0.08), morphine consumption (P = 0.06), nor morphine-related side effects, apart from nausea (P = 0.04).ConclusionThis proof-of-concept study shows promising results regarding the analgesic efficacy of adductor-canal-blockade in post-operative pain treatment after TKA, with a significant reduction in pain during flexion of the knee in the early post-operative period compared with placebo. However, the study was not sufficiently powered to permit final conclusions.© 2012 The Authors. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica © 2012 The Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.

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