Peripheral nerve block anesthesia/analgesia for patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasty: recommendations from the International Consensus on Anesthesia-Related Outcomes after Surgery (ICAROS) group based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of current literature

Stavros G Memtsoudis ,Sang Jo Kim,Rebecca L Johnson ,Bridget Jivanelli,Dan Mcisaac,Zhenggang Guo,Ottokar Stundner,Nabil Elkassabany ,Christopher L Wu ,Eric S Schwenk ,Joseph M Neal ,Pamela Wendel,Catherine H Maclean ,Sandra L Kopp ,Brian D Sites ,Mark Brouillette,José De Andrés ,Alejandro González Della Valle ,Jashvant Poeran,Jiabin Liu,Dace Bekere,George Go,Philippe Gautier,Lazaros Poultsides,Genewoo Hong,Ellen M Soffin ,Janis Bekeris,Lukas Pichler,Enrique A Goytizolo ,Alan Macfarlane,Michael J Barrington ,Michael L Parks ,Rie Goto,Eugene R Viscusi ,Vassilis Athanassoglou,Jacques T Yadeau ,Rosemary Hogg,Paul D Kessler ,Eric Sun ,Mary J Hargett ,Douglas Wetmore ,Bradley H Lee ,Kariem El‐Boghdadly ,Peter Gerner,Alexander S Mclawhorn ,Philip Peng,Edward R Mariano ,Lila Baaklini,E Gina Votta-Velis ,Javad Parvızı ,Carlos B Mantilla ,Patricia Lavand’homme ,Crispiana Cozowicz,Alain Borgeat,Eriphili Αrgyra ,Henrik Kehlet,Nigel E Sharrock

doi:10.1136/rapm-2021-102750

Abstract

BackgroundEvidence-based international expert consensus regarding the impact of peripheral nerve block (PNB) use in total hip/knee arthroplasty surgery.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysis: randomized controlled and observational studies investigating the impact...

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