Complete femoral nerve block following blind ilioinguinal local
anaesthetic blockade for inguinal hernia repair
M Baroni, M Siddiqui
Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London,
UK.
Corresponding address:
Mr Marco Baroni, Clinical Research Fellow, c/o Mr Walsh's secretary,
2nd Floor, front block, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London
E1 1BB, UK
Email: marco@baroni.co.uk
Abstract
Inadvertent femoral nerve palsy has been previously
described following ilioinguinal nerve block. At a time when increasing
numbers of inguinal hernia repairs are being performed as day
case procedures, it is important to raise awareness of this potential
complication
Key words
Anaesthetic techniques; regional: inguinal block
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