Continuous three-in-one block for postoperative pain after lower limb orthopedic surgery: where do the catheters go?

Anesthesia and Analgesia
Xavier CapdevilaFrançoise D'Athis

Abstract

Continuous three-in-one block is widely used for postoperative analgesia after proximal lower limb surgery, but location of the catheter has not been well addressed in the literature. We prospectively studied, in 100 patients, the characteristics of catheter threading under the iliac fascia and the correlations between catheter tip location and effective sensory and motor blockade of the three principal nerves of the lumbar plexus. Postoperatively, in conscious patients, 16 to 20 cm of a catheter was placed in the fascial sheath after femoral nerve location with a nerve stimulator. Contrast media (3 mL Iopamidol 390) was injected, and the catheter tip was located by means of an anteroposterior pelvic radiograph. An equal-volume mixture of 0.5% bupivacaine/2% lidocaine with epinephrine (30 mL) was injected through the catheter. Patient and catheter-insertion characteristics were noted. Thirty minutes after injection, sensory blockade was evaluated in the cutaneous territories of the lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, and obturator nerves, along with motor blockade of the last two nerves. Pain scores at 30 min were also recorded. Seven block failures were noted. The tip of the catheter reached the lumbar plexus (Group 1) in 23% ...Continue Reading

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