Open AccessContinuous femoral nerve blockade versus epidural analgesia for postoperative pain relief in knee surgeries: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Suma Vishwanatha,
Sandhya Kalappa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.206852
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , analgesic , bupivacaine , fentanyl , blockade , femoral nerve , surgery , catheter , hemodynamics , urinary retention , local anesthetic , receptor
Peripheral neural blockade provides effective analgesia with potentially less side effects than an epidural blockade. The present study was undertaken to compare continuous femoral nerve blockade (CFNB) with continuous epidural analgesia (CEA) for postoperative pain control in knee surgeries.