Knee strength retention and analgesia with continuous perineural fentanyl infusion after total knee replacement: randomized controlled trial |
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Authors: | Devanand Mangar Rachel A. Karlnoski Collin J. Sprenker Katheryne L. Downes Narrene Taffe Robert Wainwright Kenneth Gustke Thomas L. Bernasek Enrico Camporesi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Florida Gulf to Bay Anesthesiology Associates LLC, 1 Tampa General Circle, Suite A327, Tampa, FL, 33606, USA 2. Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33606, USA 7. Physician Assistant Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA 3. Biostatistics CORE, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA 4. University of North Florida, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jacksonville, FL, USA 5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of South Florida, Florida Orthopedic Institute, Tampa, FL, USA 6. Emeritus Professor of Surgery/Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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Abstract: | Purpose Despite providing adequate pain relief, a femoral nerve block can induce postoperative muscle weakness after total knee arthoplasty (TKA). Fentanyl has been shown to have peripheral effects but has not been used as a perineural infusate alone after TKA. Methods Sixty patients scheduled for TKA were randomized to one of three blinded groups: a continuous 24 h infusion of either fentanyl 3 μg/ml, ropivacaine 0.1 %, or 0.9 % normal saline through a femoral nerve sheath catheter at 10 ml/h. The main outcome was maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) in the quadriceps femoris (knee extension), measured by a handheld dynamometer (Nm/kg). Other variables assessed were preoperative and postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores, hamstrings MVIC (knee flexion), active range of motion of the operative knee, distance ambulated, incidence of knee buckling, supplemental morphine usage, postoperative side effects, and serum fentanyl levels. Results Quadriceps MVIC values were significantly greater in the fentanyl group compared to the group that received ropivacaine (median values, 0.08 vs. 0.03 Nm/kg; p = 0.028). The incidence of postoperative knee buckling upon ambulation was higher in the ropivacaine group compared to the fentanyl group, although not statistically significant (40 % vs. 15 %, respectively; p = 0.077). VAS scores while ambulating were not significantly different between the fentanyl group and the ropivacaine group (p = 0.270). Postoperative morphine consumption, nausea and vomiting, and resting VAS scores were similar among the three groups. Conclusions A continuous perineural infusion of fentanyl produced greater strength retention than ropivacaine post-TKA. |
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