Single Dose Adductor Canal Block vs SPANK Block for TKA

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized control trial to compare SPANK block combined with adductor canal block to adductor canal block alone in treatment of post-operative pain after total knee arthroplasty. The primary outcome is pain control, which will be measured throughout the post-operative course using morphine equivalents of opioid analgesics used during the first 24 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes include pain scores recorded at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 hours post-operatively, cumulative pain score, incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting, and extent of motor blockade. The study will aid in answering the question of whether SPANK block is an effective adjunct in preventing pain and decreasing opioid requirement after TKA.

Timeline

Start

2019-06

Primary completion

2020-04

Completion

2020-06

Publications

• Background Terkawi AS, Mavridis D, Sessler DI, Nunemaker MS, Doais KS, Terkawi RS, Terkawi YS, Petropoulou M, Nemergut EC. Pain Management Modalities after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Network Meta-analysis of 170 Randomized Controlled Trials. Anesthesiology. 2017 May;126(5):923-937. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001607.
• Background Gao F, Ma J, Sun W, Guo W, Li Z, Wang W. Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin J Pain. 2017 Apr;33(4):356-368. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000402.
• Background Wang D, Yang Y, Li Q, Tang SL, Zeng WN, Xu J, Xie TH, Pei FX, Yang L, Li LL, Zhou ZK. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 12;7:40721. doi: 10.1038/srep40721.
• Background Karlsen AP, Wetterslev M, Hansen SE, Hansen MS, Mathiesen O, Dahl JB. Postoperative pain treatment after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 8;12(3):e0173107. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173107. eCollection 2017.
• Background Li D, Ma GG. Analgesic efficacy and quadriceps strength of adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block following total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Aug;24(8):2614-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-015-3874-3. Epub 2015 Nov 26.
• Background Bauer MC, Pogatzki-Zahn EM, Zahn PK. Regional analgesia techniques for total knee replacement. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Oct;27(5):501-6. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000115.
• Background Pelt CE, Anderson AW, Anderson MB, Van Dine C, Peters CL. Postoperative falls after total knee arthroplasty in patients with a femoral nerve catheter: can we reduce the incidence? J Arthroplasty. 2014 Jun;29(6):1154-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Jan 16.
• Background Baratta JL, Gandhi K, Viscusi ER. Perioperative pain management for total knee arthroplasty. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2014 Spring;23(1):22-36. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2014.0022.
• Background Kim DH, Lin Y, Goytizolo EA, Kahn RL, Maalouf DB, Manohar A, Patt ML, Goon AK, Lee YY, Ma Y, Yadeau JT. Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Anesthesiology. 2014 Mar;120(3):540-50. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000119.
• Background Wasserstein D, Farlinger C, Brull R, Mahomed N, Gandhi R. Advanced age, obesity and continuous femoral nerve blockade are independent risk factors for inpatient falls after primary total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Aug;28(7):1121-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.018. Epub 2012 Dec 21.
• Background Feibel RJ, Dervin GF, Kim PR, Beaule PE. Major complications associated with femoral nerve catheters for knee arthroplasty: a word of caution. J Arthroplasty. 2009 Sep;24(6 Suppl):132-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.04.008. Epub 2009 Jun 24.

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