Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: Where Do We Currently Stand?

Georgios Tsinaslanidis, Prodromos Tsinaslanidis, Ravindra H Mahajan, Georgios Tsinaslanidis, Prodromos Tsinaslanidis, Ravindra H Mahajan

Abstract

Total Hip replacement (THR) is a well-discussed topic, and it offers excellent results in patients suffering from end-stage osteoarthritis (OA). However, despite the fact that patients can fully bear weight immediately after the surgery, THR is often associated with a great amount of postoperative pain affecting recovery and rehabilitation. Therefore, the efficient management of pain is of paramount importance. The aim of this review is to examine all the currently available strategies of pain management such as preemptive analgesia (PA), patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), and the various types of anesthesia that are used during the operation. With that objective in mind, we conducted our research by searching through the PubMed database for articles published in 2015 and after. For purely clinical reasons, we have attempted to classify all the best available evidence into three major categories: prior to surgery, during the surgery, and after the surgery. Multimodal analgesia seems to play a major role in the perioperative care of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Therefore, a considerable number of studies have been conducted analyzing all the current strategies that aim to minimize perioperative pain and consequent complications.

Keywords: acetaminophen; pain management; peri articular injection; preemptive analgesia; total hip arthroplasty; total hip replacement; type of anesthesia.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Copyright © 2020, Tsinaslanidis et al.

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