Foot surgery in Vanuatu: results of combined tibial, common peroneal and saphenous nerve blocks in fifty-six adults.
Combined tibial and common peroneal nerve anaesthesia was used for foot and ankle surgery in fifty-six adults. Where necessary, the saphenous nerve was also blocked. A calibrated constant current nerve stimulator was used to localise the nerves in the popliteal fossa. Using lignocaine 1%, an opioid premedication, but no other sedation or top-up injection, 60% of the blocks were successful. If a patient felt pain at incision or during surgery, the block was recorded as a failure.
Northern Districts Hospital, Santo, Vanuatu.
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D000842:Ankle / Q000294:innervation*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries; D013979:Tibial Nerve; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology