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Analgesic techniques in hip and knee arthroplasty: from the daily practice to evidence-based medicine
Denisa Madalina Anastase1, Simona Cionac Florescu1, Ana Maria Munteanu1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Hospital of Orthopedy Foisor, Bulevardul Ferdinand, No. 35-37, 021382 Bucharest, Romania.
Abstract:
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are major orthopedic surgery models, addressing mainly ageing populations with multiple comorbidities and treatments, ASA II-IV, which may complicate the perioperative period. Therefore effective management of postoperative pain should allow rapid mobilization of the patient with shortening of hospitalization and social reintegration. In our review we propose an evaluation of the main analgesics models used today in the postoperative period. Their comparative analysis shows the benefits and side effects of each of these methods and guides us to how to use evidence-based medicine in our daily practice.
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