Foot surgery in Vanuatu: results of combined tibial, common peroneal and saphenous nerve blocks in fifty-six adults

Combined tibial and common peroneal nerve anaesthesia was used for foot and ankle surgery in fifty-six adults. Where necessary, the saphenous nerve was also blocked. A calibrated constant current nerve stimulator was used to localise the nerves in the popliteal fossa. Using lignocaine 1%, an opioid...

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Published inAnaesthesia and intensive care Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 336 - 339
Main Authors SPARKS, C. J, HIGELEO, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edgecliff Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 01.08.1989
Subjects
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Ankle - innervation
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Foot - surgery
Humans
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Medical sciences
Nerve Block - adverse effects
Pacific Islands
Peroneal Nerve
Popliteal Artery - injuries
Tibial Nerve
Tropical medicine
Wounds, Penetrating - etiology
Pacific Islands
Human
Peripheral nerve
Peroneal nerve
Vanuatu
Orthopedic surgery
Tibial nerve
Melanesia
Local anesthesia
Saphenous nerve
Blocking
Oceania
Foot
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Summary:Combined tibial and common peroneal nerve anaesthesia was used for foot and ankle surgery in fifty-six adults. Where necessary, the saphenous nerve was also blocked. A calibrated constant current nerve stimulator was used to localise the nerves in the popliteal fossa. Using lignocaine 1%, an opioid premedication, but no other sedation or top-up injection, 60% of the blocks were successful. If a patient felt pain at incision or during surgery, the block was recorded as a failure.
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ISSN:0310-057X
1448-0271
DOI:10.1177/0310057x8901700316