Is sciatic nerve block advantageous when combined with femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty? a meta-analysis

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with moderate-to-severe postoperative pain despite the use of femoral nerve block (FNB). The analgesic benefits of adding sciatic nerve block (SNB) to FNB following TKA are unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the analgesic eff...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of anesthesia 2016-05, Vol.63 (5), p.552-568
Hauptverfasser: Abdallah, Faraj W., Madjdpour, Caveh, Brull, Richard
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