Anesthesia and @entity86 after intra-articular injection of warmed versus room-temperature XXXX : a double-blind randomized trial.

@entity1 @entity1425 @entity10541 @entity6058 @entity1343 @entity86 @entity158 @entity1286
PURPOSE: This prospective, randomized, blinded study was designed to compare the effects of warmed versus room-temperature @entity1343 in @entity1 undergoing knee arthroscopy and partial meniscectomy. METHODS: @entity1 were randomly allocated into 2 groups of 16 @entity1 each. In all @entity1 the 2 portal sites were infiltrated with 10 mL of room-temperature @entity10541 (20 mg/mL). In the first group, @entity1 underwent intra-articular injection of 20 mL of @entity1343 (5 mg/mL) and 0.005-mg/mL @entity1425 (1:200,000) at a temperature of 40 degrees C +/- 0.2 degrees C, whereas in the second group the @entity1343 and @entity1425 were at room temperature (25 degrees C +/- 0.5 degrees C). @entity158 was graded and recorded intraoperatively and postoperatively by use of a visual analog scale (VAS). Analgesia was supplemented if the VAS score was 4 cm or greater with @entity1286 intraoperatively or ketorolac postoperatively. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between groups in intraoperative and postoperative VAS values. There was no need for @entity1286 as a rescue dose in any @entity1 during surgery. Eight @entity1 treated with warmed @entity1343 and seven @entity1 treated with room-temperature @entity1343 requested a single rescue dose of @entity6058 (30 mg) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: No compelling evidence exists to suggest that intra-articular injection of warmed @entity1343 is more effective than room-temperature @entity1343 for intraoperative anesthesia and @entity86 in @entity1 undergoing partial meniscectomy during knee arthroscopy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I, randomized controlled trial.
