Researchers found that a femoral periarterial block of 10 mL 1.5% mepivacaine with 1:400,000 epinephrine reduced hemodynamic responses associated with tourniquet hypertension (TH) by almost two-thirds over normal saline.
For orthopedic surgeries involving the arms or legs, explained Christopher Wahal, MD, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, standard nerve blocks are beneficial for completely numbing the site of surgery. However, TH and the