| Query |
Inclusion Criteria |
Criteria applied |
Number of articles |
Reference numbers of articles meeting inclusion criteria |
| (1) Waiting list VAS |
A: Must report a mean VAS pain score or mean WOMAC pain score, standard deviation, and sample size. |
None |
6 |
[10 - 14] |
| A |
3 |
[3,10,11,] |
| (2) knee VAS |
E: Treatment group must receive femoral nerve block, either single-injection or continuous. |
None |
9 |
[15-23] |
| E |
9 |
[15-23] |
| F: Control group must receive intravenous opioids alone. |
E, F |
7 |
[15-23] |
| G: Must report mean VAS pain score, standard deviation, and sample size for both treatment and control groups. |
E, F, G |
2 |
[15, 22] |
| (3) Waiting list duration |
H: Must report a mean duration of time spent on waiting list and standard deviation. |
None |
8 |
[10, 24-30] |
| H |
3 |
[10, 24, 28] |
|
