Pain management after total knee arthroplasty: PROcedure SPEcific Postoperative Pain ManagemenT recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The PROSPECT (PROcedure SPEcific Postoperative Pain ManagemenT) Working Group is a global collaboration of surgeons and anaesthesiologists formulating procedure-specific recommendations for pain management after common operations. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with significant postoperative pain that is difficult to treat. Nevertheless, pain control is essential for rehabilitation and to enhance recovery.

Objective

To evaluate the available literature and develop recommendations for optimal pain management after unilateral primary TKA.

Design

A narrative review based on published systematic reviews, using modified PROSPECT methodology.

Data sources

A literature search was performed in EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed and Cochrane Databases, betw

SUBMITTER: Lavand'homme PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature