2019
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3142-1
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Sciatic nerve block or not for outpatient total knee arthroplasty? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: BackgroundThe number of patients operated on for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is growing worldwide. Outpatient surgery is defined by a length of stay (LOS) in the hospital of less than 12 h. This can be limited for TKA, with the efficient management of pain and perioperative complications, such as blood loss, affecting a safe hospital discharge. Outpatient TKA with a suitable protocol, including multimodal measures, could improve the success rate of this procedure. Among the main measures, single-shot sciatic… Show more

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“…Regarding hospital stay, the literature reports decrease from 6-8 days to 2 days on average thanks to multimodal rehabilitation programs [36] , according to our results. Now what is beginning to be considered is the possibility of performing these interventions even on an outpatient basis [37] . More studies will be needed to analyze this question.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regarding hospital stay, the literature reports decrease from 6-8 days to 2 days on average thanks to multimodal rehabilitation programs [36] , according to our results. Now what is beginning to be considered is the possibility of performing these interventions even on an outpatient basis [37] . More studies will be needed to analyze this question.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%