Continuous peripheral nerve block for battlefield anesthesia and evacuation.
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.
Buckenmaier
Chester C
CC
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
McKnight
Geselle M
GM
Winkley
James V
JV
Bleckner
Lisa L
LL
Shannon
Clarence
C
Klein
Stephen M
SM
Lyons
Robert C
RC
Chiles
John H
JH
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