A C B D Figure 1: (A) Transducer position and needle insertion to accomplish a transverse abdominal plane block. (B) Transducer position and needle insertion to accomplish iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerve blocks. (C) Transducer position and needle insertion to accomplish…
Ultrasound-Guided Blocks at the Elbow Based on Hadzic’s Textbook of RAPM 2nd Ed 2017 Jui-An Lin, Thomas F. Bendtsen, Ana M. Lopez, and Hassanin Jalil FOREARM BLOCKS AT A GLANCE Indications: hand and wrist surgery ( Figure 1 ) Transducer…
Greater Occipital Nerve Ultrasound transducer position to image the greater occipital nerve in transverse view Ultrasound image of greater occipital nerve in transverse view Ultrasound image of labeled greater occipital nerve in transverse view Cross sectional anatomy of labeled…
Maxillary Nerve Block Less often used in clinical practice, the maxillary nerve block (second division block) provides anesthesia of a hemimaxilla. This technique is useful for procedures that require anesthesia of multiple teeth and surrounding buccal and palatal soft tissue…
In the last Statistics in small doses, it was concluded that the triangle of study designs can be misleading if viewed as a hierarchy. The clinical trial, sitting as it does above the observational studies, is considered by many…
Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Ultrasound transducer position to image the infraclavicular brachial plexus transverse view Ultrasound image of the lateral and posterior cords of the brachial plexus transverse view Ultrasound image of the labeled lateral and posterior cords of the…
Caudal Anesthesia Based on Hadzic’s Textbook of RAPM 2nd Ed 2017Kenneth D. Candido, Anthony R. Tharian, and Alon P. Winnie INTRODUCTION Caudal anesthesia was described at the turn of last century by two French physicians, Fernand Cathelin and Jean-Anthanase Sicard….
“In medical studies investigators are usually interested in determining the size of difference of a measured outcome between groups, rather than a simple indication of whether or not it is statistically significant.”Gardner MJ, Altman DG. Confidence intervals rather than p…
Figure 1: Intercostal nerve block: Patient position and needle insertion. Essentials Indications: thoracic or upper abdominal surgery, rib fractures, breast surgery Landmarks: angle of the rib (6-8 cm lateral to the spinous process) Needle insertion: Under the rib with approximately…