title: Continuous peripheral nerve block for battlefield anesthesia and evacuation.
abstract: Peripheral nerve and continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB) have the potential to be valuable techniques in combat anesthesia. We describe the first successful application of CPNB in the pain management and surgical management of a combat casualty as he was evacuated from the Iraqi battlefield to the United States.
authors.affiliation: Army Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management Initiative, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Health Care System, Washington, CD 20307, USA. chester.buckenmaier@na.amedd.army
authors.forename: Chester C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Buckenmaier
authors.forename: Geselle M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: James V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Winkley
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Bleckner
authors.forename: Clarence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chiles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D003646:Debridement; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D009407:Nerve Block; D014187:Transportation of Patients