The Impact of Femoral Nerve Anesthesia on Short-Term Clinical Outcomes and Opioid Claims After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of femoral nerve blocks (FNBs) during primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on clinical outcomes and pain management remains unclear. The present research investigates the impact that continuous and single-shot FNBs during TKA have on postoperative opioid claims and short-term clinical outcomes.

Methods

An administrative claims database was queried to identify patients who underwent primary TKA with a continuous FNB, single-shot FNB, or no FNB. More than 300,000 patients were analyzed from the database. Rates of opioid claims were compared via achi-square analysis. Incidence of postoperative complications was compared with multivariable logistic regression.

Results

Patients receiving a FNB had a significantly higher risk of falls both at 6 months

SUBMITTER: Patel AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7772446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature