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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Lower-Extremity Blocks

Prithvi RajMichael Stanton-hicksHans Nolte

subject

Lumbosacral plexusFemoral nerveBlocking (radio)Critically illbusiness.industryAnesthesiamedicine.medical_treatmentNerve blockmedicineSciatic nervebusinessCommon peroneal nerveConduction anesthesia

description

Operations on the lower extremities are commonly performed with either subarachnoid or epidural block. Although conduction anesthesia has a high rate of success and is relatively easy to perform, subarachnoid or epidural procedures may not be indicated for certain groups of patients, including the elderly, debilitated, arthritic, obese, or critically ill. With such patients, lowerextremity regional anesthesia can be accomplished by blocking the lumbosacral plexus or its branches.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1988-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71221-0_4