A prospective, randomized comparison between the popliteal and subgluteal approaches for continuous sciatic nerve block with stimulating catheters

In this prospective, blinded study, we randomized 56 patients undergoing hallux valgus repair to receive continuous sciatic nerve block using a subgluteal (n = 28) or a posterior popliteal approach (n = 28) with a perineural stimulating catheter. Postoperatively, the stimulating catheter was connected to a patient-controlled analgesia pump with 0.0625% levobupivacaine (basal infusion rate of 3 mL/h, patient-controlled bolus dose of 3 mL, and lockout time of 20 min). Both approaches provided similar postoperative analgesia; however, local anesthetic consumption was larger in the popliteal group (4.9 +/- 1.4 mL/h) compared with the subgluteal group (3.8 +/- 1.1 mL/h; P < 0.05). We conclude continuous postoperative analgesia using stimulating catheters was effective at both injection sites; however, a subgluteal approach reduced the overall amount of local anesthetic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Anesthesia and analgesia - 103(2006), 1 vom: 22. Juli, Seite 244-7, table of contents

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Taboada, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, Jaime [VerfasserIn]
Valiño, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Vazquez, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Laya, Araceli [VerfasserIn]
Garea, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Carceller, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Alvarez, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Atanassoff, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Atanassoff, Peter G [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

A5H73K9U3W
Anesthetics, Local
Bupivacaine
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Levobupivacaine
Randomized Controlled Trial
Y8335394RO

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.08.2006

Date Revised 01.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM163659141