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- Title
Ankilozan Spondilit ve Romatoid Artrit Birlikteliği Olan Hastada Kombine Siyatik-Femoral Sinir Bloğu.
- Authors
PALABIYIK, Onur; TAŞ TUNA, Ayça; BAYAR, Fikret; CAN, Hazel; TOPTAŞ, Yaşar
- Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are progressive chronic rheumatic diseases. Coexisting AS and RA is a rare condition. In these diseases, the possibility of a difficult airway and failed neuraxial block is increased. A 65-year-old female patient coexisting AS and RA, which is scheduled for regional anesthesia for total knee arthroplasty. After neuraxial block was failed, the patient was successfully applied a combined sciatic-femoral nerve block. As a result, in coexisting AS and RA, peripheral nerve blocks can be applied an alternative anesthetic method to general anesthesia and neuraxial block for lower extremity surgery.
- Publication
Firat Tip Dergisi, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 4, p214
- ISSN
1300-9818
- Publication type
Article