Articles: nerve-block.
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Comparative Study
Comparison of the different approaches to saphenous nerve block.
The authors compared the efficacy of the different approaches to saphenous nerve block. ⋯ Sensory blockade in the medial aspects of the leg and foot is best achieved with the transsartorial approach. In some subjects, supplementary block of the medial dorsal cutaneous branch of the superficial peroneal nerve may have to be performed to assure complete numbness of the medial aspect of the foot.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2005
Case ReportsContinuous peripheral nerve block for battlefield anesthesia and evacuation.
Peripheral nerve and continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) have the potential to be valuable techniques in combat anesthesia. We describe the first successful application of CPNB in the pain management and surgical management of a combat casualty as he was evacuated from the Iraqi battlefield to the United States.