The use of ultrasound guided combined peripheral nerve blocks in a high-risk patient: A case report

Agri. 2021 Jan;33(1):39-41. doi: 10.5505/agri.2018.25902.

Abstract

Combined peripheral nerve blocks can be used as an alternative anesthetic technique for lower limb amputations in high-risk patients. The approach may vary according to the clinical condition of the patient. Presently described is the use of a combination of peripheral nerve blocks used for above-the-knee amputation in a high-risk patient: a sciatic nerve block with an anterior approach, a femoral nerve block, and a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Conduction*
  • Femoral Nerve / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Nerve Block*
  • Sciatic Nerve / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional