Open AccessPostoperative ultrasound guided continuous femoral nerve blockade for unilateral total knee arthroplasty: A comparison of 0.125% bupivacaine and 0.2% ropivacaine
Author(s) -
Sruthi C Babu,
Gokuldas Me,
Bindu K Vasu,
Mathew George,
Jai Thilak,
Brijesh Iyer
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/aer.aer_155_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , femoral nerve , popliteal fossa , analgesic , visual analogue scale , surgery , adductor canal , blockade , nerve block , catheter , total knee arthroplasty , receptor
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with severe postoperative pain which increases morbidity and mortality.