Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

We present two cases of patients who reported quadriceps femoris weakness and hypoesthesia over the anterior thigh after an inguinal hernia repair under transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. Transient femoral nerve palsy is the result of local anesthetic incorrectly injected between transversus a...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Agalianos, Michail Athanasios Karvelis, Michael Gkiaourakis, Demetrios Davides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/874215

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