Combined Lumbar Plexus-Sciatic Nerve Block for Urgent Lower Limb Surgery: A Good Alternative in Patients With High Anesthetic Risk.

Iliass Ennour Idrissi, Manal Rhezali, Abdellah Enourhbi, Taoufik Abou Elhassan, Hicham Nejmi

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Iliass Ennour IdrissiAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.

Manal RhezaliAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.

Abdellah EnourhbiAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.

Taoufik Abou ElhassanAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.

Hicham NejmiAnesthesiology and Critical Care, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MAR.

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Abstract

The use of peripheral nerve blocks has grown significantly in recent years not only because of the progress and availability of the materials necessary for its realization but also for enhancing patient safety. Anesthesia in the elderly or individuals with high anesthetic risk is always a challenge for the practitioner. Hence, the importance of peripheral nerve blocks in avoiding the side effects associated with general or spinal anesthesia. In this report, we present a case series of five patients with high anesthetic risk (classified American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) III or IV) who underwent different lower limb surgeries under a combined lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block. The goal of this case series was to evaluate the effectiveness of this technique as an anesthetic alternative for these different types of surgical procedures.

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high risk patientslumbar plexus nerve blockperipheral nerve blockregional anesthesiasciatic nerve block

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PMID38707072

DOI10.7759/cureus.58763

PMCPMC11066951

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