The use of ultrasound guided combined peripheral nerve blocks in a high-risk patient: A case report

Ali Sait Kavaklı, Nilgün Kavrut Öztürk, Ülkü Arslan, Ferhat Enginar, Şenay Canım, Erdinc Uzunay

Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey

Keywords: Amputation, anterior approach; femoral nerve block; knee; lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block; sciatic nerve block.

Abstract

Combined peripheral nerve blocks can be used as an alternative anesthetic technique for lower limb amputations in high-risk patients. The approach may vary according to the clinical condition of the patient. Presently described is the use of a combination of peripheral nerve blocks used for above-the-knee amputation in a high-risk patient: a sciatic nerve block with an anterior approach, a femoral nerve block, and a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block.