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Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Joint Authors
Gkiaourakis, Michael
Manatakis, Dimitrios K.
Karvelis, Michail Athanasios
Davides, Demetrios
Stamos, Nikolaos
Agalianos, Christos
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present two cases of patients who reported quadriceps femoris weakness and hypoesthesia over the anterior thigh after an inguinal hernia repair under transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block.
Transient femoral nerve palsy is the result of local anesthetic incorrectly injected between transversus abdominis muscle and transversalis fascia and pooling around the femoral nerve.
Although it is a minor and self-limiting complication, it requires overnight hospital stay and observation of the patients.
Performing the block under ultrasound guidance and injecting the least volume of local anesthetic required are ways of minimizing its incidence.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Manatakis, Dimitrios K.& Stamos, Nikolaos& Agalianos, Christos& Karvelis, Michail Athanasios& Gkiaourakis, Michael& Davides, Demetrios. 2013. Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Manatakis, Dimitrios K.…[et al.]. Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Manatakis, Dimitrios K.& Stamos, Nikolaos& Agalianos, Christos& Karvelis, Michail Athanasios& Gkiaourakis, Michael& Davides, Demetrios. Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505274
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505274