Local Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia | Zendy

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Local Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia

Author(s) -

J. EdmondsSeal,

G. M. C. PATERSON,

A B Loach

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

journal of the royal society of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1758-1095

pISSN - 0141-0768

DOI - 10.1177/014107688007300206

Subject(s) - medicine , blockade , anesthesia , nerve block , pain relief , surgery , postoperative pain , local anaesthetic , receptor

The effect of local nerve blockade on the relief of postoperative pain is reported in a series of 167 patients who underwent surgery of the arm, knee or foot. In 80% of cases analgesics were not required within 4 hours postoperatively, and in 39% analgesics were not required within 8 hours. Conventional methods of postoperative pain relief are not always effective. Local nerve blockade can be used to provide complete analgesia after limb surgery and is therefore of great value to postoperative care.

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