Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 363-366 , August 2010

Femoral and sciatic nerve block with 0.25% bupivacaine for surgical management of diabetic foot syndrome: an anesthetic technique for high-risk patients with diabetic nephropathy

  • Aysu Kocum, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, 01110, Seyhan/Adana, Turkey. Tel.: +90 322 458 6868 1226; fax: +90 322 459-2622.
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  • Ayda Turkoz, MD (Associate Professor)
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  • Nesrin Bozdogan, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)
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  • Esra Caliskan, MD (Assistant Professor)
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  • Evren H. Eker, MD (Staff Anesthesiologist)
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  • Gulnaz Arslan, MD (Professor)

Received 23 September 2008 ,Revised 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 28 April 2009.

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PII: S0952-8180(10)00132-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.04.009

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 363-366 , August 2010

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