Continuous blockade of the lumbar plexus after knee surgery: postoperative analgesia and bupivacaine plasma concentrations: a controlled clinical trial

In a double blind, randomised, controlled investigation the analgesic effect of a continuous block of the lumbar plexus with bupivacaine compared with sodium chloride was examined in 20 patients with postoperative pain after knee-joint surgery. The infusion was given through a catheter inserted in t...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1988-12, Vol.43 (12), p.1015-1018
Main Authors: DAHL, J. B, CHRISTIANSEN, C. L, DAUGAARD, J. J, SCHULTZ, P, CARLSSON, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Bupivacaine - administration & dosage
Bupivacaine - blood
Clinical Trials as Topic
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Knee Joint - surgery
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Lumbosacral Plexus
Male
Medical sciences
Morphine - administration & dosage
Nerve Block
Pain, Postoperative - therapy
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Random Allocation
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Summary:In a double blind, randomised, controlled investigation the analgesic effect of a continuous block of the lumbar plexus with bupivacaine compared with sodium chloride was examined in 20 patients with postoperative pain after knee-joint surgery. The infusion was given through a catheter inserted in the neurovascular fascial sheath of the femoral nerve, according to the three-in-one block technique. The patients treated with bupivacaine had significantly lower pain scores and a significantly lower demand for morphine. Side effects related to the catheters or the infusions of bupivacaine were not observed.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb05697.x