Research Article

Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial

Volume: 46 Number: 6 February 21, 2013
  • Onder Ersan
  • Taylan Akkaya
  • Emine Arik
  • Yalim Ates
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Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic effects of intra-articular levobupivacaine alone, intra-articular levobupivacaine in combination with lornoxicam, and intra-articular levobupivacaine in combination with lornoxicam and morphine on patients following arthroscopic surgery.
Methods: The study included 60 ASA 1 and 2 patients between the ages of 20 and 70 years, scheduled for elective arthroscopy. Patients were divided into three groups of 20 through a randomized, double-blind method. Group 1 received 50 mg of levobupivacaine intra-articularly, Group 2 received 50 mg of levobupivacaine plus 8 mg of lornoxicam, and Group 3 received 50 mg of levobupivacaine plus 8 mg of lornoxicam and 8 mg of morphine. Visual analog scale (VAS) data was collected prospectively for the first 24 postoperative hours.
Results: Group 2 showed statistically significant differences, especially in VAS values with movement at 0, 4, and 6 hours (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The combination of levobupivacaine and lornoxicam is superior to levobupivacaine alone and the addition of morphine does not improve VAS scores. It appears that the addition of additional drugs for more effective analgesia has its limits.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

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Onder Ersan This is me

Taylan Akkaya This is me

Emine Arik This is me

Yalim Ates This is me

Publication Date

February 21, 2013

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2012 Volume: 46 Number: 6

APA
Ersan, O., Akkaya, T., Arik, E., & Ates, Y. (2013). Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 46(6), 411-415. https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH
AMA
1.Ersan O, Akkaya T, Arik E, Ates Y. Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;46(6):411-415. https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH
Chicago
Ersan, Onder, Taylan Akkaya, Emine Arik, and Yalim Ates. 2013. “Intra-Articular Levobupivacaine, Lornoxicam and Morphine Analgesia After Knee Arthroscopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 (6): 411-15. https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH.
EndNote
Ersan O, Akkaya T, Arik E, Ates Y (January 1, 2013) Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 6 411–415.
IEEE
[1]O. Ersan, T. Akkaya, E. Arik, and Y. Ates, “Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 411–415, Jan. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH
ISNAD
Ersan, Onder - Akkaya, Taylan - Arik, Emine - Ates, Yalim. “Intra-Articular Levobupivacaine, Lornoxicam and Morphine Analgesia After Knee Arthroscopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46/6 (January 1, 2013): 411-415. https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH.
JAMA
1.Ersan O, Akkaya T, Arik E, Ates Y. Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;46:411–415.
MLA
Ersan, Onder, et al. “Intra-Articular Levobupivacaine, Lornoxicam and Morphine Analgesia After Knee Arthroscopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 6, Jan. 2013, pp. 411-5, https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH.
Vancouver
1.Onder Ersan, Taylan Akkaya, Emine Arik, Yalim Ates. Intra-articular levobupivacaine, lornoxicam and morphine analgesia after knee arthroscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 1;46(6):411-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA98LR99FH