Surgeons can do nerve blocks just as well as anesthesiologists for knee replacement pain

This study tested whether surgeons can give a numbing shot (adductor canal block) during knee replacement surgery as effectively as an anesthesiologist does before surgery. 200 adults with knee osteoarthritis having same-day discharge were randomly assigned to one of the two methods. The goal was to see if the surgeon-performed block provides similar pain control and allows patients to go home safely on the same day.