Abstract
AbstractWe studied the effect of intra-articular saline or sufentanil after diagnostic knee arthroscopy. In a double-blind randomized study, 30 patients undergoing diagnostic knee arthroscopy without a therapeutic procedure were randomly allocated to two groups receiving intraarticular saline or intra-articular sufentanil (10 μg) at the end of arthroscopy during general anesthesia. Postoperatively and the day after surgery, pain levels at rest and during movement (i.e. active flexion of the knee), measured by a visual analogue scale, were significantly lower in the sufentanil group than in the control group. Moreover, intra-articular sufentanil significantly reduced the postoperative consumption of analgesics.
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