Perioperative Management Protocol of Patients Undergoing TKA

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Perioperative Management Protocol of Patients
Undergoing TKA

• Intraoperative management
• Neuraxial anesthetic

Surgery complete. Patient transferred to PACU.

• Postoperative analgesia in PACU
• Morphine IVPCA
• VAS score assessment

• VAS ? 6
• Femoral nerve block

• VAS ? 5
• Continued morphine IVPCA
• Continued VAS score assessment

• VAS ? 6
• Add sciatic nerve block

• VAS ? 5
• Continue current management