Abstract:Objective To analyze the effects of butorphanol preadministration combined with peripheral nerve block of knee joint on analgesia and postoperative recovery in patients with knee joint replacement.Methods 74 patients with knee replacement treated in Yulin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from May 2022 to September 2023 were selected and divided into 2 groups according to different anesthesia methods. Both groups were given peripheral knee nerve block, 36 patients in the control group were given sufentanil, and 38 patients in the observation group were given butofenol before nerve block. The anesthetic effect of the two groups was compared.Results The average arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate and visual pain analogue (VAS) scores were compared between the observation group and the control group before anesthesia (T0), 5 min (T1) and 15 min (T2) after anesthesia, and the variance analysis with repeated measurement design was used. The results were as follows: MAP, HR, SPO2, respiratory rate and VAS scores at different time points showed statistically significant differences (P <0.05). There were significant differences in MAP, HR, SPO2, respiratory rate and VAS scores between the observation group and the control group (P <0.05), the fluctuations of MAP, HR, SPO2, respiratory rate and VAS score in the observation group were stable, and the analgesic effect and hemodynamics were stable. There were significant differences in MAP, HR, SPO2, respiratory rate and VAS scores between the two groups (P <0.05). Comparison of the difference of comfort Status Scale (BCS) score and VAS score between the observation group and the control group at 4 h and 12 h after surgery showed statistically significant differences (P <0.05); The BCS and VAS scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control control group at 12 h after operation. The onset time and maintenance time of pain nerve block between the observation group and the control group were statistically significant (P <0.05). The onset time of pain nerve block in observation group was shorter than that in control group, and the duration of pain nerve block was longer than that in control group. There was no significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the observation group and the control group (P >0.05). There was no significant difference in the rate of relief analgesia between the observation group and the control group (P <0.05). The comparison of the times of self-made analgesic pump between the observation group and the control group was statistically significant (P <0.05). The number of postoperative analgesia in observation group was lower than that in control group. The difference of Lysholm score, severity index of knee osteoarthritis (ISOA) score, knee anterior flexion motion and knee posterior extension motion between the observation group and the control group before and one month after surgery was statistically significant (P <0.05). The difference of Lysholm score, ISOA score, knee flexion motion and knee extension motion in observation group before and 1 month after operation were better than those in control group.Conclusion The advanced application of butorphanol combined with peripheral nerve block of knee joint can effectively reduce the pain of patients with knee joint replacement, reduce the number of analgesia and compression, improve the comfort of patients, and maintain hemodynamic stability.