2000
DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100107
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Popliteal Fossa Neural Blockade as the Sole Anesthetic Technique for Outpatient Foot and Ankle Surgery

Abstract: Foot and ankle operations are being performed with greater frequency as outpatient procedures. Although the surgical procedure remains the same whether the operation is done in an inpatient or an outpatient setting, the anesthesia and postoperative analgesia are greatly affected when patients must be discharged soon after their operation. We have evaluated a regional anesthetic technique which blocks the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa and the saphenous nerve block at the knee. This was the sole anestheti… Show more

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“…Aus einer Vielzahl von Publikationen kristallisiert sich das Problem der ausreichenden Analgesie bei ambulanten Operationen heraus [5,8,10,11,19]. Insgesamt ist die Literatur bezüglich ambulanter Sprunggelenksoperationen überraschend spärlich.…”
Section: Ambulante Operationen Am Sprunggelenkunclassified
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“…Aus einer Vielzahl von Publikationen kristallisiert sich das Problem der ausreichenden Analgesie bei ambulanten Operationen heraus [5,8,10,11,19]. Insgesamt ist die Literatur bezüglich ambulanter Sprunggelenksoperationen überraschend spärlich.…”
Section: Ambulante Operationen Am Sprunggelenkunclassified
“…Bei 13% der Eingriffe musste der Notdienst binnen 24 Stunden telefonisch kontaktiert werden. In der Literatur [5,11,19] wird für ambulante operative Eingriffe eine Stufentherapie zur postoperativen Analgesie empfohlen:…”
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“…These procedures are usually performed under intravenous sedation (monitored anesthesia care) with regional local blocks (marcaine/lidocaine) in an outpatient setting 39,40 ( Figure 5). Most patients are treated with a postoperative weight-bearing shoe or a temporary non-weight-bearing splint, which is eventually switched to a walking boot.…”
Section: Forefoot Proceduresmentioning
confidence: 99%