Incidence of Urinary Retention in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty- Comparison Between Continuous Epidural Analgesia and Single Shot Femoral Nerve Block- a Randomized Controlled Study (UriKANE)

Aga Khan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Urinary Retention; Acute Pain; Post Operative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Femoral Nerve Block; Procedure: Epidural

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02689011

CTU / UriKANE / 2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the incidence of urinary retention and requirement of bladder catheterization in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty while receiving either continuous epidural analgesia or single shot femoral nerve block.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA Physical status I, II & III
• Male and Female Patients age between between 30 and 70 years
• Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

• Patient Refusal
• Allergy to local anesthetics, paracetamol or other study drugs
• History of opioid dependence
• Contraindications to spinal/epidural anesthesia and femoral nerve block (coagulation defects, infection at puncture site etc.)
• Inability to use patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCIA) (as assessed at the time of informed consent)
• History of urinary retention, neurogenic bladder, or any urologic problem

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group F

Experimental group

Description:

Femoral nerve Block Group

Treatment:

Procedure: Femoral Nerve Block

Group E

Active Comparator group

Description:

Epidural Group

Treatment:

Procedure: Epidural