Open AccessEfficacy of Liposomal Bupivacaine Infiltration on the Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Bryan Sakamoto,
Shelly Keiser,
Russell Meldrum,
Gene Harker,
Andrew Freese
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3474
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , perioperative , anesthesia , arthroplasty , surgery , morphine , opioid , infiltration (hvac) , physics , receptor , thermodynamics
Liposomal bupivacaine is a novel extended-duration anesthetic that has recently been used for local infiltration in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Athough liposomal bupivacaine is widely used, it is unknown if the benefits justify the cost in the veteran population at our institution.
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