Comparison between local infiltration analgesia with combined femoral and sciatic nerve block for pain management after total knee arthroplasty

Table 2 VAS and PCA of the two groups

Items	PNB (N = 82)	LIA (N = 124)	P value
Day 1 VAS on rest	1.35	1.35	0.95
Day 2 VAS on rest	0.73	0.85	0.42
Day 1 VAS with movement	3.25	3.16	0.82
Day 2 VAS with movement	2.55	2.47	0.80
Day 1 PCA consumption	33.62	33.74	0.86
Day 2 PCA consumption	28.45	24.88	0.55

Outcomes: VAS on rest, VAS with movement, and PCA consumption presented as mean
PNB peripheral nerve block, LIA local infiltration analgesia, VAS visual analog scale, PCA patient-controlled analgesia

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