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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jun 2004
Case ReportsPerioperative pain management of a complex orthopedic surgical procedure with double continuous nerve blocks in a burned child.
- Christophe Dadure, Cecilia Acosta, and Xavier Capdevila.
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Lapeyronie University Hospital, 371 Avenue du Doyen G. Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France. c-dadure@chu-montepllier.fr
- Anesth. Analg. 2004 Jun 1; 98 (6): 1653-5, table of contents.
UnlabelledThe use of catheters for continuous nerve blocks has been established in children, although in most series only one catheter was used. We report a case of a 3-yr-old child who underwent a toe-to-finger transfer managed with 2 regional catheters: axillary and sciatic. A pain score of 0 was noted during the entire study period. The total dose of bupivacaine was limited to an acceptable range, and the child recovered completely. This report adds to growing evidence in favor of the safety and efficacy of continuous peripheral nerve blocks in pediatric patients.ImplicationsDouble continuous nerve blocks allow optimal analgesia in burned children after complex orthopedic surgery without major adverse events. Plasma concentrations of bupivacaine remained small during the study period.
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