IAA’s Dr. Fischler details how using 1/5th to 1/4th the standard local anesthetic concentration for preoperative femoral nerve block in ACL reconstruction did not significantly differ in peri-operative outcomes, PACU time, need for rescue blockade, or additional immediate opioid requirements in his recent research study.

Please take a moment to learn more about this important study; A reduced concentration femoral nerve block is effective for perioperative pain control following ACL reconstruction: a retrospective review.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Fischler and the research team behind this retrospective analysis published online, October, 2021. Learn more about Dr. Fischler, Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine Anesthesiologist on his bio.