Articles: nerve-block.
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Femoral nerve blocks and 3-in-1 blocks are simple and useful alternatives to other regional or general anesthetic techniques for selected surgeries. These blocks also may provide postoperative analgesia that may be a useful alternative to epidural or parenteral analgesia. Understanding the techniques of blockade, its appropriate applications, and the relevant anatomy may provide the anesthetist with a valuable alternative.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Aug 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Effect of a 3-in-1 block in arthroscopic knee surgery. Comparative study with subarachnoid block].
Trunk blockades in arthroscopic knee surgery are rarely performed because combined blockade of the sciatic and lumbar plexus nerves are required, particularly if ischemia is required. We aimed to assess the efficacy of the "3-in-1 block" combined with intraarticular infiltration of local anesthetic for arthroscopic meniscectomy. The results were compared with our standard technique, subarachnoid anesthesia. ⋯ The "3-in-1 block" combined with joint infiltration of local anesthetics may be an effective alternative when subarachnoid anesthesia is contraindicated in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy.
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Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull · Aug 1998
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block for split skin grafting.
Wound with loss of skin needs grafting for early healing and to prevent deformity and disability. For skin grafting lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block can be used as regional anesthesia. ⋯ The nerve block was found effective in all cases. 90.91% showed excellent results. The procedure seemed to be easy, safe and less costly for the purpose of skin grafting.