What are Femoral Nerve Blocks?
A. Green Bay Anesthesia is now offering patients with lower extremity surgeries a pain relieving technique that lowers the amount of pain medication required and increases the patient’s comfort level in the post-operative period. The patient receives IV sedation then a local anesthetic is administered in the groin area above the femoral nerve. A needle attached to a nerve stimulator is inserted and advanced until the nerve responds to the proper amount of stimulation. A catheter is then advanced through the needle and secured in place. Initially a bolus of local anesthetic is given to aid in pain control during the surgical procedure. Post-operatively in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit the patient’s catheter is attached to a Stryker pain pump that allows a continuous infusion to bath the nerve in local anesthetic. Patients scheduled for Total Knee Arthroplasty and Anterior Cruciate Ligament repairs are the largest patient population benefiting from this procedure. They are experiencing i
