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Adductor canal block: Effect of volume of injectate on sciatic extension
Khaireddine Raddaoui1, Mohamed Radhouani1, Abderahmen Bargaoui1
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kassab Orthopaedic Institute, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Context:
Spread of local anesthetic within adductor canal to peroneal and tibial nerves is described in literature. This spread could be volume-dependent.
Aims:
In this study, we compared the diffusion of two volumes of 0.375% ropivacaine to popliteal fossa.
Settings And Design:
This was a prospective, randomized controlled, single-blind study conducted in Kassab Orthopaedic Institute of Tunis for 1 year (2018).
Materials And Methods:
A total of 42 patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists I/II scheduled for knee arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia scheduled to receive adductor canal block, were randomized into two groups: group N received 20 mL of ropivacaine 0.375% and group H received 40 mL. We evaluated sensory motor blocks of both peroneal and tibial nerves at 30 and 60 min.
Statistical Analysis Used:
Chi-square or Fisher's exact test was used to compare the number and percentage. P <0.05 was significant.
Results:
At 60 min, complete sensory block of the peroneal nerve was obtained for 16 patients in group H versus 15 patients in group N with no statistically significant difference (P = 0.60). The difference was also not significant (P = 0.27) for the tibial nerve: 14 patients for group H versus 16 for group N. Motor blockade was rare in the two nerve territories.
Conclusion:
Spread of 0.375% ropivacaine to popliteal fossa resulted in high rate of complete sensory blockade of both peroneal and tibial nerves. Diffusion of local anesthetic was not volume-dependent.
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