Open AccessLower limb surgeries under combined femoral and sciatic nerve block
Author(s) -
Lipsy Bansal,
Joginder Pal Attri,
Pawan Kumar Verma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.177186
Subject(s) - femoral nerve block , femoral nerve , sciatic nerve , medicine , block (permutation group theory) , lower limb , surgery , anatomy , nerve block , mathematics , combinatorics
Peripheral nerve blocks are gaining popularity for many infraumblical surgeries with the development of new techniques such as ultrasound and peripheral nerve stimulator. It provides stable hemodynamic, better, and prolonged postoperative analgesia. This study was carried out to see the effectiveness of combined femoral and sciatic nerve block with ropivacaine alone and by adding fentanyl.