Abstract
Major knee surgery can result in severe postoperative pain, especially in older people. When it is inadequately controlled, such pain can have a serious impact on the patient's physical state and their quality of life. This paper looks at the use in one hospital of femoral nerve block techniques to complement other pain-management methods following a total knee replacement operation.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aging / physiology
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Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage*
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / nursing*
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Femoral Nerve
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Humans
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Injections, Epidural
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Narcotics / administration & dosage
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Nerve Block / adverse effects
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Nerve Block / methods*
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Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
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Patient Satisfaction
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Professional Practice / trends
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anesthetics, Local
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Narcotics