Minimum Local Anesthetic Dose for Adductor Canal Block

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the minimum dose of ropivacaine 0.5%, required to produce pain relief without weakening the leg muscles.

Timeline

Start

2012-09

Primary completion

2014-08-05

Completion

2014-08-05

Publications

• Background Krombach J, Gray AT. Sonography for saphenous nerve block near the adductor canal. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 Jul-Aug;32(4):369-70. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.04.006. No abstract available.
• Background Casati A, Baciarello M, Di Cianni S, Danelli G, De Marco G, Leone S, Rossi M, Fanelli G. Effects of ultrasound guidance on the minimum effective anaesthetic volume required to block the femoral nerve. Br J Anaesth. 2007 Jun;98(6):823-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aem100. Epub 2007 May 3.
• Background Danelli G, Ghisi D, Fanelli A, Ortu A, Moschini E, Berti M, Ziegler S, Fanelli G. The effects of ultrasound guidance and neurostimulation on the minimum effective anesthetic volume of mepivacaine 1.5% required to block the sciatic nerve using the subgluteal approach. Anesth Analg. 2009 Nov;109(5):1674-8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181b92372.
• Background Davis JJ, Bond TS, Swenson JD. Adductor canal block: more than just the saphenous nerve? Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Nov-Dec;34(6):618-9. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181bfbf00. No abstract available.
• Background Manickam B, Perlas A, Duggan E, Brull R, Chan VW, Ramlogan R. Feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided block of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Nov-Dec;34(6):578-80. doi: 10.1097/aap.0b013e3181bfbf84.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.