Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block in Knee Arthroplasty

Total knee arthroplasty is the most commonly performed orthopedic surgery, especially in patients with advanced gonarthrosis and limited joint movement. After total knee arthroplasty, patients experience unbearably severe pain. Pain that is not adequately treated in the postoperative period increases the stress response in patients, increases the risk of embolism, causes bleeding in the surgical area, and causes undesirable conditions such as agitation and delirium in patients. This postoperative pain is successfully treated with various variants of multimodal analgesia.

The primary purpose of this study is; To evaluate the effects of suprainguinal fascia iliaca block on recovery and recovery in the postoperative period in patients who will undergo total knee arthroplasty surgery, using the quality of recovery-15T score.

Secondary purpose; Postoperative rest and movement numeric rating scale, patient likert scale, first rescue analgesia duration, number of patients needing rescue analgesia, total amount of rescue analgesic consumed, complications such as nausea and vomiting, and antiemetic requirements in patients who will undergo total knee arthroplasty surgery with suprainguinal fascia iliaca block is to evaluate.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who will undergo unilateral total knee arthroplasty
• Patients who will undergo spinal anesthesia
• Patients aged 18-65 years, ASA I-III
• Patients who will stay in the hospital for at least 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not want to give consent
• Patients who do not want spinal anesthesia
• Patients for whom regional anesthesia is contraindicated
• Patients with confusion
• Patients with coagulopathy
• Patients using anticoagulants
• Patients with infection in the area to be treated
• Those who are allergic to local anesthesia
• Emergency cases