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Assessing FNB with and without combined SNB for analgesia in outpatient ACL reconstruction

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February 2017

Assessing FNB with and without combined SNB for analgesia in outpatient ACL reconstruction

Vol: 6| Issue: 2| Number:30| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Combined preoperative femoral and sciatic nerve blockade improves analgesia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled clinical trial

J Clin Anesth. 2016 Sep;33:68-74

Contributing Authors:
MW Harbell JM Cohen K Kolodzie M Behrends MR Braehler S Kinjo BT Feeley P Aleshi

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68 patients scheduled for outpatient arthroscopic ACL reconstruction were randomized to be administered either combined single-shot femoral nerve and sciatic nerve blocks (combined ssFSNB), or single-shot femoral nerve block alone (ssFNB). The purpose of this study was to determine if the combined femoral-sciatic nerve block demonstrated significantly lower pain within the post-anaesthesia care un...

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