biostudies-literatureLin XScientific research fund for young anesthesiologists of the Chinese Association of Anesthesiologists150https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6693176biostudies-literatureUnknown19(1)<h4>Background</h4>Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most common treatment for end-stage knee osteoarthritis and continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) has become the gold standard for analgesia. But the lack of knowledge about CFNB and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) often leads to inappropriate dose of medications and increased workload for ward nurses.<h4>Methods</h4>After retrospectively registering to http://www.chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR1800018957), 60 patients undergoing unilateral TKA were randomly divided into groups A and B (n = 30 each). Patients in group B and their families received a nurse-led preoperative visit the day before surgery focusing on PCA educational pamphlets for postoperative pain management. Before returning to the ward, patients and their families in both grouBMC anesthesiologyEnhanced preoperative education about continuous femoral nerve block with patient-controlled analgesia improves the analgesic effect for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and reduces the workload for ward nurses.PMC66931762201160900003Zheng HLiu KLi ZHan BZhang JGuo XLin XWang XZhou YWang JfalseEnhanced preoperative education about continuous femoral nerve block with patient-controlled analgesia improves the analgesic effect for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and reduces the workload for ward nurses.<h4>Background</h4>Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most common treatment for end-stage knee osteoarthritis and continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) has become the gold standard for analgesia. But the lack of knowledge about CFNB and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) often leads to inappropriate dose of medications and increased workload for ward nurses.<h4>Methods</h4>After retrospectively registering to http://www.chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR1800018957), 60 patients undergoing unilateral TKA were randomly divided into groups A and B (n = 30 each). Patients in group B and their families received a nurse-led preoperative visit the day before surgery focusing on PCA educational pamphlets for postoperative pain management. Before returning to the ward, patients and their families in both grou2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Aug2025-04-04T18:58:45.422Z2019-08-21T07:02:50ZS-EPMC66931763140930010.1186/s12871-019-0826-3