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- The study aimed to evaluate if local infiltration anaesthetic (LIA) could shorten hospital stays and improve pain management, satisfaction, and range of motion in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Researchers conducted a randomized controlled double-blinded trial with fifty TKA patients receiving either LIA or placebo, measuring various outcomes before and after surgery.
- The results indicated no significant differences between the LIA and placebo groups regarding hospital stay length, pain levels, satisfaction, or range of motion six weeks post-surgery.
Article Abstract
Background: The primary objective of the study was to determine if local infiltration anaesthetic (LIA) reduced total length of hospital stay in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. The study also examined whether LIA improves early pain management, patient satisfaction and range of motion in TKA patients.
Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled double-blinded study. Fifty patients undergoing TKA were randomized to receive either placebo or LIA at the time of surgery and on the first day post-operatively. Pain scores, level of satisfaction and range of motion were recorded preoperatively and post-operatively.
Results: There was no statistical difference between the groups for length of stay, post-operative pain scores, satisfaction scores or range of motion 6 weeks post-operatively.
Conclusion: This randomized double-blinded trial did not demonstrate a decrease in pain or reduction of length of stay due to local infiltration analgesia.
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