Nerve Stimulator versus Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block; a Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2017 Introduction:Â Pain control is the most important issue in emergency department management of patients with femoral bone fractures. The present study aimed to compare the procedural features of ultrasonography and nerve stimulator guided femoral nerve ...
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Effects of two different topographic approaches for combined sciatic and femoral nerve block in calves, guided by ultrasound and neurostimulation [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal Science, 2023 To evaluate the sensory and motor effects promoted by a combined sciatic and femoral nerve block in calves using two approaches. Six calves were used, in a crossover study.
Marcos Paulo Antunes de Lima +8 more
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SAGE 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.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008 We present a serious postoperative complication related to the use of femoral nerve block in 4 patients, each of whom fell and sustained further injury.
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Changes in the tumor necrosis factor-α level after an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in elderly patients with a hip fracture [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Background and objectives: An ultrasound guided femoral nerve block is an established analgesic method in patients with a hip fracture. Elevated cytokine levels correlate with poor patient outcomes after surgery.
Ji Su Jang +9 more
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The relative analgesic value of a femoral nerve block versus adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, controlled, double-blinded study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Multiple comparative studies report that adductor canal blocks provide similar pain relief to femoral nerve blocks following total knee arthroplasty.
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Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2021 Background: Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are generally used to provide postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and other lower extremity procedures; these blocks are used rarely for intraoperative anesthesia.
Sangeeta Khanna +3 more
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Combined femoral and sciatic nerve blockade for lower limb surgeries: ultrasound guidance versus nerve stimulation [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: To compare between nerve stimulator guided and ultrasound guided femoral-sciatic nerve block, to find out the method of best outcome and least side effects.Patients & Methods: The study was performed in Zagazig University Hospital (ZUH ...
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Reduction of the incidence of development of venous thromboembolism by ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty [PDF]
Korean 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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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Background: Single injection femoral nerve blocks or continuous femoral nerve catheters are commonly used during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Alexia G. Gagliardi BA +5 more
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