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Table 2 Pain scores and analgesic drugs consumption

From: Additional nerve blocks are not superior to multiple-site infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty under adductor canal block

Parameters

ANBs + ACB

MIA + ACB

p-value

Pain VAS scores

At rest

   

 POD1

3.2 ± 1.2

3.4 ± 1.5

0.09

 POD2

2.8 ± 1.9

3.0 ± 1.4

0.18

 At discharge

2.0 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.8

0.13

With activity

   

 POD1

4.3 ± 1.8

4.4 ± 1.6

0.50

 POD2

3.5 ± 1.2

3.6 ± 1.4

0.38

 At discharge

2.5 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 0.9

0.23

Morphine (mg)

   

 POD1

9.6 ± 7.0

10. 5 ± 7.2

0.15

 POD2

2.1 ± 4.4

2.9 ± 6.0

0.08

 POD3

0.2 ± 1.6

0.3 ± 1.9

0.51

  1. ANBs additional nerve blocks; ACB adductor canal block; MIA multiple-site infiltration analgesia; VAS visual analogue score; POD1 post-operative day one; POD2 post-operative day two; POD3 post-operative day three
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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