Single Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) Aids Early Pain Management After Total Knee Replacement (TKR): An Evidence-Based Review and Commentary.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is controversy in the literature regarding the role of single local infiltration analgesia (LIA) after total knee replacement (TKR).

Questions/purposes

Is single LIA really efficient in controlling pain after TKR?

Methods

A Cochrane Library and PubMed (MEDLINE) search related to the justification LIA after TKR was analyzed. The main criteria for selection were that the articles were focused in the aforementioned question.

Results

Two hundred ninety-nine articles were found until February 9, 2017, but only 27 were selected and reviewed because they were focused on clinical experience with LIA following TKR. Fifteen of them were considered level of evidence (I-II) while 12 had a lower level of evidence (III-IV). LIA reduced the amount of perioper

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Merchan EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786581 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature