NYSORA - The New York School of Regional Anesthesia: The Intensity Of The Current At Which Sciatic Nerve Stimulation Is Achieved Is More Important Factor In Determining The Quality Of Nerve Block Than The Type Of Motor Response Obtained

The Intensity Of The Current At Which Sciatic Nerve Stimulation Is Achieved Is
More Important Factor In Determining The Quality Of Nerve Block Than The Type Of
Motor Response Obtained
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Vijay Patel on 19/03/2009 16:25:00

Based on our clinical experience and experimental data, the intensity of the
current at which the nerve stimulation is achieved is the most important factor
determining the quality and extent of the block, rather than the type of motor
response obtained using higher stimulating currents.

In a recent report in Anesthesiology, Benzon et al. attempted to determine
whether there is a correlation between the type of observed motor response and
the ability to block all divisions of the sciatic nerve.[1] The authors defined
a successful sciatic nerve localization as a motor response to nerve stimulation
using a Braun Stimuplex DIG peripheral nerve stimulator (B. Braun Medical,
Bethlehem, PA) when the stimulating current was