Effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block on postoperative quality of recovery after arthroscopy knee surgery

INTERVENTION: All participants had an ultrasound‐guided adductor canal block (ACB) performed 30 minutes prior to general anaesthesia. ACB was performed by a single consultant anaesthetist using 10ml of 0.5% ropivacaine CONDITION: Postoperative Complications meniscus injury PRIMARY OUTCOME: The quality of recovery is assessed with a 40‐item quality‐of‐recovery questionnaire ; (QoR‐40) SECONDARY OUTCOME: Cumulative opioid consumption is recoreded by review of medical records Patient’s satisfaction is assessed with a 10‐point numerical rating scale: 10= excellent, 1= bad Postoperative pain intensity is assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) which 0 and 100 mm referring to ‘no pain’ and ‘worst pain imaginable’. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting is assessed by verbal self‐report by participant. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Age 18 to 60years ASA physical status were I or II Body mass index were between 18 and 35 kg/m2 Scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery