Open AccessCombined PENG and LFCN blocks for postoperative analgesia in hip surgery-A case report
Author(s) -
Ahmed Thallaj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_299_19
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , total hip arthroplasty , surgery , hip surgery , hip arthroplasty , anesthesia , hip replacement , femoral nerve , nerve block , arthroplasty , femoral nerve block
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered an extremely painful procedure. Postoperative analgesic technique especially in an elderly with significant comorbidities is even more challenging. Pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block is a novel technique that has been described recently as an effective analgesic method for hip surgery. We report a case of a successful PENG and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in THA.