Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Surgery

Comparative Efficacy of Popliteal Sciatic Nerve and Lumbar Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia in Tibia Fractures: a Retrospective Cohort Study

In this study, patients who underwent osteosynthesis with plate via standard anterolateral incision due to proximal tibia fracture in the orthopedic clinic within the last year; those who underwent perioperative anesthesia with spinal block, those who underwent postoperative analgesia with Ultrasound-guided popliteal sciatic nerve block, lumbar-sacral Erector Spine plane block combinations in the recovery unit will be identified and their files will be scanned retrospectively. Gender, surgical duration, postoperative block, pre-post block pain levels will be reviewed via Visual Analog Scale scoring, postoperative analgesics consumed and their amounts, Bromage scale, mobilization times, block-related complications, satisfaction levels will be determined and these two groups of patients who underwent block will be compared in terms of analgesia, complications, and satisfaction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 18-65
• Patients undergoing spinal anesthesia
• Patients undergoing postoperative erector spinae plane block
• Patients undergoing postoperative sciatic nerve block

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant patients
• Patients who cannot be contacted
• Patients who have undergone perioperative general anesthesia
• Patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease
• Patients with data loss
• Patients who did not receive consent