Local infiltration analgesia versus peripheral nerve block anaesthesia in total knee arthroplasty: a pharmaco-economic comparison

Local infiltration analgesia versus peripheral nerve block anaesthesia in total knee arthroplasty: a pharmaco-economic comparison

Abstract Background A superior analgesic method in perioperative pain-management of patients receiving total knee arthroplasty is the subject of controversial debate. Although higher cost-efficiency is claimed for the local infiltration analgesia (LIA), there is a lack of data on its costs compared...

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Main Authors: Michael Borck, Jan D. Wandrey, Moritz Höft, Joanna Kastelik, Carsten Perka, Sascha Tafelski, Sascha Treskatsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Local infiltration analgesia
Peripheral nerve block
Pain management
Cost comparison
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01620-w

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