Preoperative Femoral Nerve Block and Postoperative Sciatic Nerve Block at the Subgluteal Space After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background A preoperative sciatic nerve block (SNB) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) frequently causes postoperative drop foot; however, this can also occur as an unintended result of surgical invasion. This study assessed the benefits of a postoperative SNB at the subgluteal space for patients...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-12, Vol.15 (12), p.e50882-e50882
Main Authors: Okutomi, Yuki, Konishi, Yasutaka, Kakinuma, Akihito, Sawamura, Shigehito
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Language:English
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Analgesics
Antiemetics
Body mass index
Chi-square test
Drug dosages
Drug use
Epidural
Fentanyl
General anesthesia
Hospitals
Joint replacement surgery
Local anesthesia
Narcotics
Pain
Patients
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Summary:Background A preoperative sciatic nerve block (SNB) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) frequently causes postoperative drop foot; however, this can also occur as an unintended result of surgical invasion. This study assessed the benefits of a postoperative SNB at the subgluteal space for patients who underwent TKA. Methodology This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study. Patients who underwent TKA under general anesthesia between May 2018 and June 2019 at the Teikyo University School of Medicine were screened for inclusion. They received either a preoperative femoral nerve block alone (control group; n = 87) or a preoperative femoral nerve block and postoperative SNB at the subgluteal space (post-SNB group; n = 40). The primary outcome was the pain-related Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores. The secondary outcomes were postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (iv-PCA) suspension, and postoperative complications. Results No significant differences were observed in the characteristics, NRS scores, time to first drug use for pain, and iv-PCA suspension between groups. However, the incidence of PONV was significantly lower in the post-SNB group (p = 0.03). Logistic regression analysis revealed that droperidol doses of iv-PCA and the presence of postoperative SNB were independently associated with PONV occurrence [A1] {(p = 0.008, 95% confidence intervals (CI) [0.46, 0.89] and (p = 0.02, 95% CI [0.25, 0.88])}. Conclusions A postoperative SNB at the subgluteal space following TKA does not improve postoperative pain control; however, it may have contributed to reduced PONV.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.50882