Local infiltration analgesia in hip and knee arthroplasty: a rapid review
Brener S
Record ID 32014001057
English
Authors' objectives:
The objective of this rapid review was to examine the effectiveness of local infiltration analgesia in patients who have undergone primary hip arthroplasty or primary knee arthroplasty.
Authors' recommendations:
Based on very low quality of evidence:
The results for the impact of local infiltration analgesia on pain in patients undergoing either total hip or knee arthroplasty were inconsistent.
The results for the impact of local infiltration analgesia on hospital length of stay in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, based on very low quality of evidence, were inconsistent.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.hqontario.ca/Portals/0/Documents/eds/rapid-reviews/local-infiltration-analgesia-hip-knee-arthroplasty-131120-en.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Pain Management
- Anesthesia, Local
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Quality Ontario
Contact Address:
Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5
Contact Name:
EDSinfo@hqontario.ca
Contact Email:
OH-HQO_hta-reg@ontariohealth.ca
Copyright:
Health Quality Ontario
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