Author/Authors
PALABIYIK, Onur Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Turkey , TAŞ TUNA, Ayça Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Turkey , BAYAR, Fikret Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Turkey , CAN, Hazel Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Turkey , TOPTAŞ, Yaşar Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article
Combined Sciatic-Femoral Nerve Block in Patient with Coexisting Ankylosing Spondylitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
شماره ركورد
17557
Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are progressive chronic rheumatic diseases. Coexisting AS and RA is a rare condition. In these diseases, the possibility of a difficult airway and failed neuraxial block is increased. A 65-year-old female patient coexisting AS and RA, which is scheduled for regional anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty. After neuraxial block was failed, the patient was successfully applied a combined sciatic-femoral nerve block. As a result, in coexisting AS and RA, peripheral nerve blocks can be applied an alternative anesthetic method to general anesthesia and neuraxial block for lower extremity surgery.
From Page
214
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Ankylosing spondylitis , Rheumatoid arthritis , Sciatic nerve block , Femoral nerve block.
JournalTitle
Fırat Medical Journal
To Page
216
JournalTitle
Fırat Medical Journal
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