LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

Should corticosteroids be administered for local infiltration analgesia in knee arthroplasty? A meta‐analysis and systematic review

Photo from wikipedia

The benefits of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) in knee arthroplasty (KA) have been well‐documented. However, it is unknown whether adding a corticosteroid to the composition of the LIA is beneficial.… Click to show full abstract

The benefits of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) in knee arthroplasty (KA) have been well‐documented. However, it is unknown whether adding a corticosteroid to the composition of the LIA is beneficial. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of administering periarticular steroids intraoperatively in patients who underwent KA through a systematic review and meta‐analysis.

Keywords: infiltration analgesia; local infiltration; systematic review; knee arthroplasty; meta analysis

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Year Published: 2021

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.