LATERAL POPLITEAL SCIATIC-NERVE BLOCK COMPARED WITH SUBCUTANEOUS INFILTRATION FOR ANALGESIA FOLLOWING FOOT SURGERY

Citation
Dh. Mcleod et al., LATERAL POPLITEAL SCIATIC-NERVE BLOCK COMPARED WITH SUBCUTANEOUS INFILTRATION FOR ANALGESIA FOLLOWING FOOT SURGERY, Canadian journal of anaesthesia, 41(8), 1994, pp. 673-676
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
ISSN journal
0832610X
Volume
41
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
673 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0832-610X(1994)41:8<673:LPSBCW>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A new lateral approach to blocking the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa is described. In a prospective study, 40 patients scheduled for foot surgery involving osteotomies were allocated randomly into one of two groups following induction of general anaesthesia: group PS (n = 21) received a lateral popliteal sciatic nerve block and group SC (n = 19) received subcutaneous infiltration of the wound. Both groups rece ived 20 ml bupi-vacaine 0.5% plain, The lateral approach to the poplit eal sciatic nerve was found to be an effective, quick, and easy to per form, block. postoperative analgesia in groups PS lasted a median of 1 8.0 hr and in group SC lasted 6.3 hr (P < 0.05). The lateral popliteal sciatic nerve block provided effective analgesia following foot surge ry and had a high level of patient satisfaction.