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The Femoral Nerve Block Setting the Agenda for Nursing Care of Older Patients With hip Fractures—A Qualitative Study

open access: yesSAGE Open Nursing, 2023
Introduction Hip fractures among older people are common worldwide, and it is often associated with preoperative pain. Due to increased comorbidity and high age, traditional pain relief can be a challenge.
Anna Unneby RN, PhD   +2 more
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Preinguinal Splitting and Reunion of Femoral Nerve Entrapping the Fleshy Fibres of Iliacus Muscle - A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Division of nerves close to their origin and muscular entrapments by nerves in the limbs is not very common. Femoral nerve is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus and arises from dorsal divisions of ventral rami of L2 to L4 spinal nerves.
LS Ashwini   +3 more
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Ultrasound-Guided Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Repair of Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Locoregional anesthetic techniques may be a very useful tool for the anesthetic management of wallabies with injuries of the pelvic limbs and may help to prevent capture myopathies resulting from stress and systemic opioids’ administration.
Adami, C, Campoy, L, Monticelli, P
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Jarak antara Saraf Femoralis dan Arteri Femoralis pada Daerah Lipat Inguinal Orang Dewasa dengan Menggunakan Pencitraan Ultrasonografi untuk Panduan Letak Penyuntikan Blokade Saraf Femoralis

open access: yesJurnal Anestesi Perioperatif, 2015
The femoral nerve block is one the peripheral nerve block methods that are used to falicitate lower extremity surgical procedures. The advantages of femoral nerve block include an effective perioperative analgesia with minimum systemic side effects ...
Nur Intan Nasution   +2 more
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Efficacy of continuous catheter analgesia of the sciatic nerve after total knee arthroplasty

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2015
PURPOSE: This study investigated and compared the outcomes after continuous femoral nerve block alone, continuous femoral nerve analgesia combined with single-shot sciatic nerve analgesia, and continuous femoral and sciatic nerve analgesia in ...
Jan P. Benthien, Dietrich Huebner
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term vascular access ports as a means of sedative administration in a rodent fMRI survival model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The purpose of this study is to develop a rodent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) survival model with the use of heparin-coated vascular access devices.
Cho, Younghoon R   +7 more
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Reduction of the incidence of development of venous thromboembolism by ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011
BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) and the subsequent development of pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of post-operative mortality in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Yusuke Asakura   +5 more
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Application of Supercharge End-to-Side (SETS) Obturator to Femoral Nerve Transfer in Electrical Injury-Induced Neuropathy to Improve Knee Extension

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Femoral nerve injuries are devastating injuries that lead to paralysis of the quadriceps muscles, weakening knee extension to prohibit ambulation. We report a devastating case of electrical injury-induced femoral neuropathy, where no apparent site of ...
Katie Pei-Hsuan Wu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knotted Femoral Nerve Catheter [PDF]

open access: yesAnaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2004
We describe a case of knotting of a femoral nerve catheter which prevented removal by traction after knee replacement surgery. In this context, early surgical removal should be performed as bacterial colonization of femoral catheters is common. Radiological imaging of the catheter may assist decision-making about whether to persist with traction and ...
K, Rudd, P J, Hall
openaire   +2 more sources

Health-related quality of life, adiposity, and sedentary behavior in patients with early schizophrenia: Preliminary study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Objective: To examine adiposity and sedentary behavior in relation to health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with early schizophrenia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was used to assess adiposity by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans ...
Brar, JS, Ganguli, R, Strassnig, M
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