Preoperative administration of local infiltration anaesthesia decreases perioperative blood loss during total knee arthroplasty - a randomised controlled trial.

Oscar LapidusMathilde BaekkevoldPierre RotziusLasse J LapidusKarl Eriksson

Published in: Journal of experimental orthopaedics (2022)

Preoperative LIA resulted in a 39% decrease in perioperative blood loss during TKA surgery compared to perioperative administration while providing non-inferior postoperative pain relief.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
total knee arthroplasty
postoperative pain
cardiac surgery
total hip
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome