Three in one block for unilateral knee arthrotomy in an old lady.

Abstract	An old lady having septic arthritis of right knee joint underwent arthrotomy under three in one block for femoral, obturator and lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in inguinal region, with catheter in situ. She was a case of chronic obstructive airway disease with ischaemic heart disease, so operation and postoperative pain management was planned under regional block. Anaesthesia was started by giving regional block with 0.25% bupivacaine at first and maintained with intermittent injection of 0.125% bupivacaine. The patient was pain free and comfortable though out the perioperative period.
Authors	S Tabadar, B R Shrestha, S K Maharjan
Journal	Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) (Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ)) 2003 Apr-Jun Vol. 1 Issue 2 Pg. 141-3 ISSN: 1812-2027 [Print] Nepal
PMID	16388217 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Anesthetics, Local Bupivacaine
Topics	Aged Anesthesia, Conduction Anesthetics, Local Bupivacaine Female Humans Knee (surgery) Myocardial Ischemia (complications) Nerve Block Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (complications)

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