Dexmedetomidine Added to Local Anesthetic Mixture of Lidocaine and Ropivacaine Enhances Onset and Prolongs Duration of a Popliteal Approach to Sciatic Nerve Blockade
Hu X, Li J, Zhou R, Wang Q, Xia F, Halaszynski T, Xu X. Dexmedetomidine Added to Local Anesthetic Mixture of Lidocaine and Ropivacaine Enhances Onset and Prolongs Duration of a Popliteal Approach to Sciatic Nerve Blockade. Clinical Therapeutics 2016, 39: 89-97.e1. PMID: 27955918, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopliteal sciatic nerve blockadeSciatic nerve blockadeLateral sural cutaneous nerveObturator nerve blockLateral plantar nerveMedial plantar nerveCommon peroneal nerveDeep peroneal nerveSuperficial peroneal nervePeroneal nervePlantar nerveNerve blockadeSensory onsetDL groupCutaneous nerveSural nerveSL groupTibial nerveNerve blockPopliteal approachMotor onsetML of dexmedetomidinePeripheral nerve blockadeLocal anesthetic mixtureMixture of lidocaine