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Anesth Analg 2002;94:996-1000
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

Postoperative Analgesia with Continuous Sciatic Nerve Block After Foot Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison Between the Popliteal and Subgluteal Approaches

Pia di Benedetto, MD*, Andrea Casati, MD{dagger}, Laura Bertini, MD*, Guido Fanelli, MD{dagger}, and Jaques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA{ddagger}

*Department of Anesthesiology, CTO Roma, Italy; {dagger}Department of Anesthesiology, IRCCS H San Raffaele, Vita et Salute University, Milano, Italy; {ddagger}Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Andrea Casati, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, IRCCS H San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. Address e-mail to casati.andrea{at}hsr.it

To compare the posterior popliteal and subgluteal continuous sciatic nerve block for anesthesia and acute postoperative pain management after foot surgery, 60 ASA physical status I and II patients undergoing elective orthopedic foot surgery were randomly assigned to either a Subgluteal group (n = 30) or Popliteal group (n = 30). Before surgery and after performing a femoral nerve block with 15 mL of 2% mepivacaine, we performed the sciatic nerve block with 20 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine using either a subgluteal or posterior popliteal approach, and the placement of a catheter came afterward. In the recovery room, the catheter was connected to a patient-controlled analgesia pump to infuse 0.2% ropivacaine (basal infusion rate of 5 mL/h, incremental bolus of 10 mL, and a lockout time of 60 min). There were no technical problems in catheter placement. Intraoperative efficacy of nerve block was similar in the two groups. Postoperative catheter displacement and occlusion were recorded in four patients in the Popliteal group and two patients in the Subgluteal group (P = 0.67). Both approaches provided similar postoperative analgesia. We conclude that the subgluteal approach is as effective and safe as the previously described posterior popliteal approach for continuous sciatic block and can be considered a useful alternative to anesthesia and acute postoperative analgesia after foot procedures.

IMPLICATIONS: Comparing two different approaches for continuous sciatic nerve block after orthopedic foot surgery, this prospective, randomized study demonstrated that the subgluteal approach is as effective and safe as the previously described posterior popliteal approach, and can be considered a useful alternative to anesthesia and acute postoperative analgesia after foot procedures.




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