Enhanced Postoperative Pain Management and Mobility Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Comparative Study of Adductor Canal Block with and Without IPACK Block

Overview

Journal Med Sci Monit

Specialties General Medicine
Pathology

Date 2024 Jul 28

PMID 39068511

Authors

Jian Zeng

Xiongtiao Yang

Hongyi Lei

Xiao Zhong

Xiaoqin Lu

Xianbao Liu

Xiaomin Peng

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Arthroscopic knee surgery (AKS) is minimally invasive, reducing hospital stay compared to traditional surgery, but postoperative pain remains a significant issue. This study compared the analgesic and functional outcomes following AKS following anesthesia using adductor canal block (ACB) with and without anesthesia using the interspace between the popliteal artery and posterior capsule of the knee (IPACK) block under spinal anesthesia (SA). MATERIAL AND METHODS We randomly allocated 120 patients into 3 groups: IPACK+ACB+SA for Group A (n=40), ACB+SA for Group B (n=40), and SA for Group C (n=40). The outcome was the visual analog scale (VAS) score evaluated at rest and during activity at 3 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, and 48 h postoperatively, the frequency of administration of postoperative rescue analgesic, and the maximal walking distance at 24 h and 48 h postoperatively. RESULTS Compared with Group C, the VAS scores in Group A were significantly lower at 48 h postoperatively (P<0.05). There was a significant difference in the frequency of postoperative rescue analgesia use among the 3 groups (P=0.001). In a subgroup analysis of meniscus shaping under arthroscopy, the resting VAS score in Group A was lower than that in Group B and Group C at 48 h postoperatively (P<0.05). The maximum walking distance of Group A was longer than that of Group B and Group C at 24 h and 48 h postoperatively (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The effect of postoperative analgesia in the group receiving IPACK combined with ACB after AKS was obviously superior. In arthroscopic meniscus repair surgery, the duration of analgesia was longer, and the maximum walking distance at 48 h postoperatively was longer.

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