Open AccessA New Single-Position Supine Approach to Sciatic-Femoral Nerve Block
Author(s) -
P. Prithvi Raj,
Robert I. Parks,
Thomas D. Watson,
M. T. Jenkins
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197507000-00020
Subject(s) - medicine , supine position , femoral nerve block , sciatic nerve , femoral nerve , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , nerve block , position (finance) , anesthesia , geometry , mathematics , finance , economics
To overcome the disadvantages of other methods, the authors have devised a procedure for below-the-knee operations, involving a new technic of sciatic-femoral nerve block. The technic has so far been successful without use of adjuvant agents in 90 percent of over 100 patients so handled.