Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Oct 2015
Observational StudyUltrasound-guided saphenous nerve block is an effective technique for perioperative analgesia in ambulatory arthroscopic surgery of the internal knee compartment.
Arthroscopic knee surgery is a minimally invasive technique with moderate pain during the first 24h. Our main objective was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided saphenous nerve block as a method of pain control intraoperatively and postoperatively for this surgery. ⋯ The ultrasound-guided block of saphenous nerve, particularly in the internal compartment arthroscopic knee surgery, decreases analgesic requirements, obtaining more effective pain control in the first 24 h postoperatively and without any known side effects.