Lumbar Plexus and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Fixation of Proximal Femoral Fractures in patients with Multiple Co-Morbidities

Lumbar Plexus and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Fixation of Proximal Femoral Fractures in patients with Multiple Co-Morbidities

Anaesthesia management for proximal femoral fractures of high risk patients with debilitating systemic co-morbidities is a challenging task. It is generally done under the effect of regional anaesthesia or general anaesthesia (GA), with systemic analgesics for alleviation of pain after surgery. A co...

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Main Authors: T.V.S Gopal, K. Sriprakash, Dabesh Bhoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-06-01
Series:The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum
Subjects:
sciatic nerve
lumbosacral plexus
analgesia
hip fractures
anaesthesia
Online Access:http://www.theiaforum.org/article/Lumbar%20Plexus%20and%20Sciatic%20Nerve%20Blocks%20for%20Fixation%20of%20Proximal%20Femoral%20Fractures%20in%20patients%20with%20Multiple%20Co-Morbidities

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