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Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Knee Arthroplasty Within an Enhanced Recovery Programme - a Randomised Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study was to determine if the method of peri-operative analgesia used following total Knee Replacement surgery affected the progress towards rehabilitation goals and to determine whether the analgesia had any impact on long term outcomes.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Golden Jubilee National Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 242 |
| Start date | 2010-04 |
| Completion | 2012-11 |
Conditions
- Osteoarthritis
Interventions
- Patient Controlled Epidural (PCEA)
- Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA)
Primary outcomes
- Proportion of Patients Discharged From Rehabilitation by Day Four — 96 hours
% of patients meeting predetermined discharge criteria at 96 Hours post-surgery. The discharge criteria were: self dependent (dress, personal care); in and out of bedd independently; up and down stairs; walk with crutches/stick; 80 degrees knee flexion; able to straight leg raise operated limb.