Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia or Multimodal Pain Regimen with Periarticular Injection After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Conclusions:
PAI did not decrease the time to discharge and was associated with higher pain scores and greater opioid consumption but lower ORSDS scores compared with PCEA. The choice for analgesic regimen may depend on a particular patient’s threshold for pain and the potential side effects.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - May 20, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jules-Elysee, K. M., Goon, A. K., Westrich, G. H., Padgett, D. E., Mayman, D. J., Ranawat, A. S., Ranawat, C. S., Lin, Y., Kahn, R. L., Bhagat, D. D., Goytizolo, E. A., Ma, Y., Reid, S. C., Curren, J., YaDeau, J. T. Tags: Hip, Pain Management Scientific Articles Source Type: research