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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul-Dec;6(2):241-3.
doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.108356.

Lumbar plexus block: Safe anesthesia for hip surgery

T Sarkar Mitra  1 , A Mukherjee  1 , G Agarwal  1 , E Rupert  1
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Lumbar plexus block: Safe anesthesia for hip surgery

T Sarkar Mitra et al. Anesth Essays Res. 2012 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

General anesthesia and neuraxial blockade have their own advantages and disadvantages over each other when used for hip surgery. Single shot lumbar plexus block can be the choice of the anesthetic technique for postrenal transplant, immunocompromised, postspinal surgery patient to undergo dynamic hip screw surgery.

Keywords: Compromised patient; hip surgery; lumbar plexus block.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
X ray showing right hip fracture
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X-ray showing lumbar spine fixed with prosthesis
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Figure 3
Landmarks for lumbar plexus block
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