Continuous femoral nerve blockade and single-shot sciatic nerve block promotes better analgesia and lower bleeding for total knee arthroplasty compared to intrathecal morphine: a randomized trial

Nora Elizabeth Rojas Álvarez, Rosemberg Jairo Gomez Ledesma, Adilson Hamaji, Marcelo Waldir Mian Hamaji, Joaquim Edson Vieira, Nora Elizabeth Rojas Álvarez, Rosemberg Jairo Gomez Ledesma, Adilson Hamaji, Marcelo Waldir Mian Hamaji, Joaquim Edson Vieira

Abstract

Background: Knee arthroplasty leads to postoperative pain. This study compares analgesia and postoperative bleeding achieved by intrathecal morphine with a continuous femoral plus single-shot sciatic nerve block.

Methods: A randomized non-blinded clinical trial enrolled patients aged over 18 years old, ASA I to III who underwent total knee arthroplasty. All patients underwent spinal anesthesia with isobaric bupivacaine, 20 mg. One group received 100 mcg of intrathecal morphine (M group), and the other received a femoral nerve block by continuous infusion plus a "single shot" block of the sciatic nerve at the end of the surgery (FI group). Pain score from verbal numeric rating scale (VNRS) and morphine consumption during the first 72 h, as well as motor blockade, adverse effects, and postoperative bleeding were recorded. Analysis of variance of repeated measures with Bonferroni post-test, t-test and Fisher exact test were used for statistical analysis.

Results: Thirty nine patients completed the study (M = 20; FI = 19 patients) and were similar except for higher age in the FI group. Motor blockade as well as movement pain during postanesthesia care unit (PACU) staying were not different between the groups, but movement pain was significantly lower in FI group after 24 h. Postoperative bleeding (ml) was lower in FI group.

Conclusions: Continuous femoral nerve block combined with sciatic nerve block provides effective for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, with lower pain scores after 24 h and a lower incidence of adverse effects and bleeding compared to intrathecal morphine.

Trial registration: Retrospectively registered on https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT02882152" title="See in ClinicalTrials.gov">NCT02882152 , 23rd December, 2016.

Keywords: Analgesia; Anesthesia; Arthroplasty; Conduction; Knee; Nerve Block; Pain; Postoperative; Replacement.

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Flowchart of eligibility and participation

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