Comparative Study between Ultrasound Guided Genicular Nerve Block versus Adductor Canal Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Total Knee Replacement | ||
| Al-Azhar International Medical Journal | ||
| Volume 2024, Issue 10, October 2024 | ||
| DOI: 10.58675/2682-339X.2675 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Shetaya; Gamal Amer; Amr Hamroush | ||
| Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pain is a challenging aspect to manage after total knee replacement (TKR). The introduction of ultrasound (US)-guided regional anaesthesia techniques, such as nerve blocks, has shown promise in managing postoperative pain following TKR surgery. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the genicular nerve block (GNB) and adductor canal block (ACB) for managing postoperative pain following TKR. Methods: The participants in this prospective randomized, double-blind study ranged in age from 40 to 75., both sexes, American Society of Anaesthesiologists II, III, and IV physical status, body mass index < 40 kg/m2, and patients subjected to unilateral TKR. Cases were distributed into two equal groups. We performed US-guided GNB in Group A and US-guided ACB in Group B. Results: Group A experienced a significantly lower time to first request of rescue analgesia, total morphine consumption and visual analog scale than Group B (P <0.05). Leg weakness and patient satisfaction were insignificantly different between both groups. Conclusion: Compared with the ACB block, the US-guided GNB enhanced analgesic outcomes without compromising functional mobility following TKR by reducing pain score and total opioid consumption and delaying the time to first rescue of analgesia. | ||
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