Safety and Efficacy of Three Local Block Techniques for Diabetic Foot Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-12-01
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Summary
Diabetic patients suffering diabetic foot disease have sever comorbidities, as hypertension,
ischemic heart disease, autonomic neuropathy, infections and gastric reflux all of which
contribute to a high risk profile for anesthesia.
failure rate associated with ankle or popliteal nerve block may be higher than accepted, the
study hypothesized that combined ankle and popliteal block may increase the success rate with
no added complications.