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NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty Shorten Hospital Length of Stay

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Kevin King, DO

New Orleans—Sometimes even the simplest interventions can have meaningful effects on patient outcomes and an institution’s bottom line. One case in point: Implementing low-volume, low-concentration, continuous femoral nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients resulted in shorter hospital length of stay (LOS) and greater disposition to in-home care after discharge.

“Over the past several years, there have been many studies looking at the adductor