Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763073 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A case series of patients with diabetic nephropathy, who underwent lower limb debridement or amputation below the knee during successful combined sciatic and femoral nerve block with bupivacaine 0.25%, is presented. Because impaired nerve conduction in diabetes mellitus results in lower local anesthetic agent requirement, a dose-sparing, minimal effective concentration for surgical anesthesia for peripheral nerve blockade may be more favorable for patients with diabetes and chronic renal disease.
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Authors
Aysu Kocum, Ayda Turkoz, Nesrin Bozdogan, Esra Caliskan, Evren H. Eker, Gulnaz Arslan,