The Comparison of Length of Stay and Pain Medication Needs in Total Knee Replacement Surgical Patients Who Received Femoral Nerve Block Versus Those Who Did Not Receive Femoral Nerve Blocks

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Author: D'Ambrosi, Janice
Author: Desiderio, Trisha
Author: Porter, Beth
Thesis advisor: Amy McClune
Committee member: Lana Smith
Committee member: Thomas White
Committee member: Susan Sitter
Degree granting institution: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Degree granting institution: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Department: Nursing
Abstract
Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) face physical challenges due to pain. Osteoarthritis of the knee joint can be treated surgically with a total knee replacement (TKR). After surgical intervention with TKR, optimizing a patient's pain control for promotion of early ambulation is important. Femoral nerve block (FNB) is one method that has been shown to reduce postoperative pain. A non-experimental, comparative case-control study was conducted to compare pain levels and the length of stay (LOS) for FNB versus non-FNB TKR patients. A convenience sample of 20 FNB and 20 non-FNB patients was obtained. The physical context of Katharine Kolcaba's comfort theory served as the conceptual framework in this study.
Date Created
2017
Date Issued
2017
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Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Physical Form
electronic
Subject-General
Pain-Treatment
Knee-Surgery
Nerve block
Electronic theses
State System Era
University
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D'Ambrosi, J., Desiderio, T., & Porter, B. (2017). The Comparison of Length of Stay and Pain Medication Needs in Total Knee Replacement Surgical Patients Who Received Femoral Nerve Block Versus Those Who Did Not Receive Femoral Nerve Blocks.
Member of
2017
Institution
Clarion