Use of catheter tunneling technique for continuous femoral nerve block in knee surgery

Abstract

The article presents technique of instant femoral nerve block followed by catheter tunneling for prolonged femoral nerve block as a part of balanced anesthesia and multicomponent analgesia in knee surgery. The study included 23 patients (15 patients underwent knee replacement, 8 patients underwent knee ligamentoplasty). No cases of catheter migration, its entry site infection, as well as local anesthesia-related complications or toxic reactions were detected. The proposed technique decreases the risk of catheter migration and ensures the long-lasting and effective peripheral neuraxial block perioperatively.

Keywords

knee replacement / knee ligamentoplasty / catheter tunneling / continuous femoral nerve block / postoperative pain

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