This study is designed to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate added to levobupivacaine in continuous femoral nerve block following total knee arthroplasty.
Pain after knee arthroplasty is a serious concern. This study was designed to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate added to levobupivacaine in continuous femoral nerve block on analgesic requirements following total knee arthroplasty.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Addition of magnesium sulfate as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine
continuous nerve block with levobupivacaine for treatment postoperative pain
Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Ankara, Balgat, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGVisual Analogue Score
measurement of postoperative pain using Visual Analogue Score. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10. Higher values represent more pain, hence lower values are better
Time frame: T0:(Baseline) Postoperative 1st hour, T1: Change in 2nd, T2: Change in 4th, T3: Change in 6th, T4: Change in 12th, T5: Change in 24th, T6: Change in 36th, T7: Change in 48th, T8: Change in 72nd hours
Analgesic consumption
Consumption of local anesthetic in patient controlled analgesia
Time frame: T0:(Baseline) Postoperative 1st hour, T1: Change in 2nd, T2: Change in 4th, T3: Change in 6th, T4: Change in 12th, T5: Change in 24th, T6: Change in 36th, T7: Change in 48th, T8: Change in 72nd hours
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