Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Oral analgesia versus posterior tibial nerve block for postoperative pain in ambulatory open hallux valgus surgery: a randomized clinical trial].
This trial assessed the safety and efficacy of a continuous posterior tibial nerve block in the ankle provided in the patient's home by elastomeric pump infusion of 0.375% ropivacaine after ambulatory hallux valgus surgery. ⋯ Continuous perineural analgesia in the home setting was found to be effective and safe in our patients.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial[Continuous versus single-dose sciatic nerve block to complement a femoral block after total knee replacement surgery: a randomized clinical trial].
Performing a sciatic nerve block to complement a continuous femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty is a subject of controversy. We compared the efficacy of a continuous sciatic nerve block to that of a single-dose block of the same nerve combined with a continuous femoral nerve block. ⋯ Twenty-four hours after total knee replacement surgery, better analgesia was achieved with a continuous sciatic nerve block than with a single-dose block combined with a continuous femoral nerve block.