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Study demonstrating the augmented wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia

Study demonstrating the augmented wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia Study demonstrating the augmented wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia
Study demonstrating the augmented wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia Study demonstrating the augmented wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia

This study was done to assess the occurrence of early wound leakage and after surgery pain following knee arthroplasty after the LIA with 30 cc ropivacaine 2% and 1 mg epinephrine.

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Key take away

A recent study illustrated that there was an elevation in the chances of early wound leakage on the introduction of local infiltrative analgesia (LIA) with 1 mg of epinephrine and 30 mL of ropivacaine 2%. LIA after adding up ropivacaine and epinephrine enhances the chances of early wound leakage after knee arthroplasty.

Background

This study was done to assess the occurrence of early wound leakage and after surgery pain following knee arthroplasty after the LIA with 30 cc ropivacaine 2% and 1 mg epinephrine.

Method

In this study, the prevalence of early wound leakage subsequent to knee arthroplasty after the alteration of local infiltrative analgesia with 1 mg epinephrine and 30 cc ropivacaine 2% was evaluated. Five hundred two patients who were undergoing a knee arthroplasty participated in this study. One group received local infiltrative analgesia with the addition of 120 mL 2 mg/mL ropivacaine(ROPI- group).  The second group received LIA by adding up 150 mL 2 mg/mL ropivacaine with 1 mg epinephrine (ROPI + group). The primary effect noted was early wound leakage. The 10-point numeric rating scale (NRS) was also assessed, and the data was assessed with the use of logistic regression.

Result

The prevalence of wound leakage was more in the ROPI + group as compared to ROPI- group. The postoperative pain assessment was the same for ROPI + and ROPI- group. 


Conclusion

It was concluded that alteration of the LIA with epinephrine and ropivacaine resulted in augmented cases of early wound leakage in knee arthroplasty.

Source:

Acta Orthopaedica

Article:

Increase in early wound leakage in total knee arthroplasty with local infiltrative analgesia (LIA) that includes epinephrine: a retrospective cohort study

Authors:

Babette C Van Der Zwaard et al.

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