Anti-inflammatory effect of peripheral nerve blocks after knee surgery: clinical and biologic evaluation: Postoperative peripheral nerve blocks reduce clinical inflammation after total knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Nerve blocks provide analgesia after surgery. The authors tested whether nerve blocks have antiinflammatory effects. METHODS: Patients had combined sciatic (single-shot) and continuous femoral block (48 h) (block group) or morphine patient-controlled analgesia after total knee arthroplas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) 2008-09, Vol.109 (3), p.484-90
Hauptverfasser:	Martin, Frédéric, Martinez, Valéria, Mazoit, Jean Xavier, Bouhassira, Didier, Cherif, Kamel, Gentili, Marc Edouard, Piriou, Philippe, Chauvin, Marcel, Fletcher, Dominique
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Human health and pathology Life Sciences Tissues and Organs
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