scholarly journals Peripheral nerve blocks versus general anesthesia for total knee replacement in elderly patients on the postoperative quality of recovery

2014 ◽  
pp. 341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Liu JunLe ◽  
Yuan WeiXiu ◽  
Xiaolin Wang ◽  
Gong MaoWei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Replacement ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Nerve Blocks ◽  
Peripheral Nerve Blocks ◽  
Quality Of Recovery ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Postoperative Quality

scholarly journals Use of Peripheral Nerve Blocks with Sedation for Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Patient with Contraindication for General Anesthesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Eric Kamenetsky ◽  
Antoun Nader ◽  
Mark C. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Peripheral Nerve Block ◽  
Sensory Innervation ◽  
Nerve Blocks ◽  
Peripheral Nerve Blocks ◽  
Total Knee

Although peripheral nerve blocks are commonly used to provide postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and other lower extremity procedures, these blocks are rarely used for intraoperative anesthesia. Most TKAs are performed under general anesthesia (GA) or neuraxial anesthesia (NA). The knee has a complex sensory innervation that makes surgical anesthesia difficult with peripheral nerve blocks alone. Rarely are both GA and NA relatively contraindicated and alternatives are considered. We present a patient who underwent TKA performed under peripheral nerve block and sedation alone.

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