Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A Study on Post TKR Pain Management Surgical Cocktail Vs Nerve Blocks

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1Dr Ankit N Gujarathi, 2Dr Monika A Gujarathi, 3Dr.Mahantesh Y Patil, 4Dr. Roopa M Patil

Abstract

Pain control after total knee replacement (TKR) is pivotal in postoperative rehabilitation. Usage of epidural analgesia or parenteral opioids can cause undesirable side effects hampering early recovery and rehabilitation. These side effects can be avoided by infiltration of an analgesic cocktail locally. Our study was performed to evaluate the benefits of a particular cocktail combination in patients undergoing TKR with respect to pain and knee motion recovery. Materials and Methods: Fifty consecutive patients who underwent simultaneous bilateral TKR were enrolled and received an intraoperative periarticular cocktail injection in the right knee (intervention) and normal saline in the left knee (control). Postoperative pain was recorded using the visual analog scale for each knee, and the time taken to achieve 90◦ of knee flexion was noted for each side. Data collection about post of pain and ROM was double blinded. Results: The cocktail injected knee had significantly less pain when compared with the control knee during the first 48 hours and significantly shorter period to achieve 90◦ of knee flexion. Conclusions: The use of intraoperative periarticular cocktail injection significantly reduces early post- operative pain and provides better early knee motion.

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