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Continuous sciatic nerve block
Author(s) -
SMITH B. E.,
FISCHER H. B. J.,
SCOTT P. V.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb09505.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sciatic nerve , gangrene , anesthesia , nerve block , amputation , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , regional anaesthesia , geometry , mathematics
Summary A technique of continuous sciatic nerve block is described. The method was used to relieve pain from ischaemic gangrene of the foot for 2 days before below‐knee amputation and, combined with a continuous inguinal paravascular block, to provide regional anaesthesia both for the surgery and for the first 2 postoperative days.