Continuous femoral nerve blocks: Decreasing local anesthetic concentration to minimize quadriceps femoris weakness

Anesthesiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 665-672

  Bauer, Maria ^a   Wang, Lu ^a   Onibonoje, Olusegun K ^a   Parrett, Chad ^a   Sessler, Daniel I ^a   Mounir Soliman, Loran ^a   Zaky, Sherif ^a   Krebs, Viktor ^a   Buller, Leonard T ^a   Donohue, Michael C ^b   Stevens Lapsley, Jennifer E ^d   Ilfeld, Brian M ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERINEURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84862777428     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182475c35     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Ilfeld BM: Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: A review of the published evidence. Anesth Analg 2011; 113:904-25
2. Charous MT, Madison SJ, Suresh PJ, Sandhu NS, Loland VJ, Mariano ER, Donohue MC, Dutton PH, Ferguson EJ, Ilfeld BM: Continuous femoral nerve blocks: Varying local anesthetic delivery method (bolus versus basal) to minimize quadriceps motor block while maintaining sensory block. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011; 115:774-81
3. Mizner RL, Snyder-Mackler L: Altered loading during walking and sit-to-stand is affected by quadriceps weakness after total knee arthroplasty. J Orthop Res 2005; 23:1083-90 (Pubitemid 41245432)
4. Marino J, Russo J, Kenny M, Herenstein R, Livote E, Chelly JE: Continuous lumbar plexus block for postoperative pain control after total hip arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009; 91:29-37
5. Stevens JE, Mizner RL, Snyder-Mackler L: Quadriceps strength and volitional activation before and after total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res 2003; 21:775-9 (Pubitemid 37045553)
6. Borghi B, Facchini F, Agnoletti V, Adduci A, Lambertini A, Marini E, Gallerani P, Sassoli V, Luppi M, Casati A: Pain relief and motor function during continuous interscalene analgesia after open shoulder surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison between levobupivacaine 0.25%, and ropivacaine 0.25% or 0.4%. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2006; 23:1005-9 (Pubitemid 44622927)
7. Casati A, Vinciguerra F, Cappelleri G, Aldegheri G, Grispigni C, Putzu M, Rivoltini P: Levobupivacaine 0.2% or0.125% for continuous sciatic nerve block: A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison with 0.2% ropivacaine. Anesth Analg 2004; 99:919-23 (Pubitemid 39100390)
8. Borgeat A, Aguirre J, Marquardt M, Mrdjen J, Blumenthal S: Continuous interscalene analgesia with ropivacaine 0.2% versus ropivacaine 0.3% after open rotator cuff repair: The effects on postoperative analgesia and motor function. Anesth Analg 2010; 111:1543-7
9. Ekatodramis G, Borgeat A, Huledal G, Jeppsson L, Westman L, Sjövall J: Continuous interscalene analgesia with ropivacaine 2 mg/ml after major shoulder surgery. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2003; 98:143-50 (Pubitemid 36043420)
10. Lucic A, Chelly JE: The relationship between ropivacaine infusions and postoperative falls after joint replacement: Where is the evidence? Anesth Analg 2011; 113:428-9
11. Vester-Andersen T, Christiansen C, Sørensen M, Kaalund-Jørgensen HO, Saugbjerg P, Schultz-Møller K: Perivascular axillary block II: Influence of injected volume of local anaesthetic on neural blockade. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1983; 27:95-8 (Pubitemid 13116828)
12. Taboada Muñiz M, Rodríguez J, Bermúdez M, Valiño C, Blanco N, Amor M, Aguirre P, Masid A, Cortes J, Alvarez J, Atanassoff PG: Low volume and high concentration of local anesthetic is more efficacious than high volume and low concentration in Labat's sciatic nerve block: A prospective, randomized comparison. Anesth Analg 2008; 107:2085-8
13. Ilfeld BM, Moeller LK, Mariano ER, Loland VJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Fleisher AS, Girard PJ, Donohue MC, Ferguson EJ, Ball ST: Continuous peripheral nerve blocks: Is local anesthetic dose the only factor, or do concentration and volume influence infusion effects as well? ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010; 112: 347-54
14. Ilfeld BM, Le LT, Ramjohn J, Loland VJ, Wadhwa AN, Gerancher JC, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Mariano ER, Horlocker TT, PAINfRE™Investigators: The effects of local anesthetic concentration and dose on continuous infraclavicular nerve blocks: A multicenter, randomized, observer-masked, controlled study. Anesth Analg 2009; 108:345-50
15. Ilfeld BM, Loland VJ, Gerancher JC, Wadhwa AN, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Mariano ER, PAINfRE Investigators: The effects of varying local anesthetic concentration and volume on continuous popliteal sciatic nerve blocks: A dual-center, randomized, controlled study. Anesth Analg 2008; 107:701-7
16. Salonen MH, Haasio J, Bachmann M, Xu M, Rosenberg PH: Evaluation of efficacy and plasma concentrations of ropivacaine in continuous axillary brachial plexus block: High dose for surgical anesthesia and low dose for postoperative analgesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2000; 25:47-51 (Pubitemid 30059175)
17. Fredrickson MJ, Price DJ: Analgesic effectiveness of ropivacaine 0.2% versus 0.4% via an ultrasound-guided C5-6 root/ superior trunk perineural ambulatory catheter. Br J Anaesth 2009; 103:434-9
18. Le LT, Loland VJ, Mariano ER, Gerancher JC, Wadhwa AN, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Ilfeld BM, PAINfRE Investigators: Effects of local anesthetic concentration and dose on continuous interscalene nerve blocks: A dual-center, randomized, observermasked, controlled study. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008; 33: 518-25
19. Kurtz S, Ong K, Lau E, Mowat F, Halpern M: Projections of primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007; 89:780-5 (Pubitemid 46564282)
20. Ilfeld BM, Thannikary LJ, Morey TE, Vander Griend RA, Enneking FK: Popliteal sciatic perineural local anesthetic infusion: A comparison of three dosing regimens for postoperative analgesia. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2004; 101:970-7 (Pubitemid 39288048)
21. Salinas FV, Neal JM, Sueda LA, Kopacz DJ, Liu SS: Prospective comparison of continuous femoral nerve block with nonstimulating catheter placement versus stimulating catheter-guided perineural placement in volunteers. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2004; 29:212-20 (Pubitemid 38685816)
22. Kwoh CK, Petrick MA, Munin MC: Inter-rater reliability for function and strength measurements in the acute care hospital after elective hip and knee arthroplasty. Arthritis Care Res 1997; 10:128-34 (Pubitemid 127502724)
23. Bohannon RW: Measuring knee extensor muscle strength. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 80:13-18
24. Krishnan C, Williams GN: Evoked tetanic torque and activation level explain strength differences by side. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009; 106:769-74
25. Ostenberg A, Roos E, Ekdahl C, Roos H: Isokinetic knee extensor strength and functional performance in healthy female soccer players. Scand J Med Sci Sports 1998; 8:257-64 (Pubitemid 128579760)
26. Armitage P, Berry G, Matthews JNS: Statistical methods in medical research. Oxford Blackwell Science, 2002
27. Brodner G, Buerkle H, Van Aken H, Lambert R, Schweppe-Hartenauer ML, Wempe C, Gogarten W: Postoperative analgesia after knee surgery: A comparison of three different concentrations of ropivacaine for continuous femoral nerve blockade. Anesth Analg 2007; 105:256-62
28. Ilfeld BM, Duke KB, Donohue MC: The association between lower extremity continuous peripheral nerve blocks and patient falls after knee and hip arthroplasty. Anesth Analg 2010; 111:1552-4
29. Capdevila X, Dadure C, Bringuier S, Bernard N, Biboulet P, Gaertner E, Macaire P: Effect of patient-controlled perineural analgesia on rehabilitation and pain after ambulatory orthopedic surgery: A multicenter randomized trial. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2006; 105:566-73 (Pubitemid 44310441)
30. Ilfeld BM, Morey TE, Enneking FK: Infraclavicular perineural local anesthetic infusion: A comparison of three dosing regimens for postoperative analgesia. ANESTHESIOLOGY 2004; 100: 395-402 (Pubitemid 38133710)
31. Ilfeld BM, Morey TE, Wright TW, Chidgey LK, Enneking FK: Interscalene perineural ropivacaine infusion: A comparison of two dosing regimens for postoperative analgesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2004; 29:9-16 (Pubitemid 38112712)
32. Muraskin SI, Conrad B, Zheng N, Morey TE, Enneking FK: Falls associated with lower-extremity-nerve blocks: A pilot investigation of mechanisms. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2007; 32:67-72 (Pubitemid 44969595)
33. Ilfeld BM, Mariano ER, Girard PJ, Loland VJ, Meyer RS, Donovan JF, Pugh GA, Le LT, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Ball ST: A multicenter, randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks on discharge-readiness following total knee arthroplasty in patients on general orthopaedic wards. Pain 2010; 150:477-84
34. Ilfeld BM, Enneking FK: Continuous peripheral nerve blocks at home: A review. Anesth Analg 2005; 100:1822-33 (Pubitemid 40712747)
35. Ilfeld BM, Gearen PF, Enneking FK, Berry LF, Spadoni EH, George SZ, Vandenborne K: Total knee arthroplasty as an overnight-stay procedure using continuous femoral nerve blocks at home: A prospective feasibility study. Anesth Analg 2006; 102:87-90 (Pubitemid 43038288)
36. Mariano ER, Loland VJ, Sandhu NS, Bellars RH, Bishop ML, Afra R, Ball ST, Meyer RS, Maldonado RC, Ilfeld BM: Ultrasound guidance versus electrical stimulation for femoral perineural catheter insertion. J Ultrasound Med 2009; 28: 1453-60
37. Fredrickson MJ, Danesh-Clough TK: Ambulatory continuous femoral analgesia for major knee surgery: A randomised study of ultrasound-guided femoral catheter placement. Anaesth Intensive Care 2009; 37:758-66
38. Borgeat A, Kalberer F, Jacob H, Ruetsch YA, Gerber C: Patient-controlled interscalene analgesia with ropivacaine 0.2% versus bupivacaine 0.15% after major open shoulder surgery: The effects on hand motor function. Anesth Analg 2001; 92:218-23 (Pubitemid 32039208)
39. Singelyn FJ, Gouverneur JM: Extended "three-in-one" block after total knee arthroplasty: Continuous versus patient-controlled techniques. Anesth Analg 2000; 91:176-80 (Pubitemid 30437082)
40. Capdevila X, Biboulet P, Bouregba M, Barthelet Y, Rubenovitch J, d'Athis F: Comparison of the three-in-one and fascia iliaca compartment blocks in adults: Clinical and radiographic analysis. Anesth Analg 1998; 86:1039-44