Three in one block for unilateral knee arthrotomy in an old lady.

Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) · Apr 2003

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Three in one block for unilateral knee arthrotomy in an old lady.

An old lady having septic arthritis of right knee joint underwent arthrotomy under three in one block for femoral, obturator and lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in inguinal region, with catheter in situ. She was a case of chronic obstructive airway disease with ischaemic heart disease, so operation and postoperative pain management was planned under regional block. Anaesthesia was started by giving regional block with 0.25% bupivacaine at first and maintained with intermittent injection of 0.125% bupivacaine. The patient was pain free and comfortable though out the perioperative period.

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- S Tabadar, B R Shrestha, and S K Maharjan.
- Department of Anaesthesia, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu.
- Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2003 Apr 1;1(2):141-3.
AbstractAn old lady having septic arthritis of right knee joint underwent arthrotomy under three in one block for femoral, obturator and lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in inguinal region, with catheter in situ. She was a case of chronic obstructive airway disease with ischaemic heart disease, so operation and postoperative pain management was planned under regional block. Anaesthesia was started by giving regional block with 0.25% bupivacaine at first and maintained with intermittent injection of 0.125% bupivacaine. The patient was pain free and comfortable though out the perioperative period.

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