Why the study?
Does better postoperative analgesia (continuous femoral nerve blocks) reduce length of hospital stay in patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement?
Population
Patients undergoing total knee replacement or total hip replacement
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Decreasing length of stay for joint replacement requires comprehensive management beyond just improved postoperative analgesia.
Does better postoperative analgesia (continuous femoral nerve blocks) reduce length of hospital stay in patients undergoing total knee or hip replacement?
Decreasing length of stay for joint replacement requires comprehensive management beyond just improved postoperative analgesia.
Francis V. Salinas (2006) studied this question.
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