Figure 1: Transducer position and needle insertion in ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block. Essentials Indications: forearm and hand surgery Transducer position: short axis to arm, just distal to pectoralis major insertion Goal: local anesthetic spread around axillary artery Local anesthetic:…
Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks – Downloadable
Cervical Plexus Ultrasound transducer position to image the ansa cervicalis and phrenic nerve transverse view Ultrasound image of the ansa cervicalis and phrenic nerve transverse view Ultrasound image of the labeled ansa cervicalis and phrenic nerve transverse view Key:…
JNYSORA Volume 10 March 2009 The aim of this study was to test the clinical utility of the lateral approach to popliteal block and compare its effectiveness and patient acceptance to that of the posterior approach. Significance Figure 1. A…
A B Figure 1: (A) Technique to accomplish a wrist block. (B) Median nerve block. Needle is inserted medial or lateral to the flexor palmaris longus tendon and carefully advanced to avoid paresthesia. Then 5 mL of local anesthetic is…
AUTHOR: Jeff Gadsden Introduction During the past 20 years, increasing knowledge in functional regional anesthesia anatomy, coupled with new technologies for locating peripheral nerves, has resulted in expansion of regional anesthesia techniques. This phenomenon served to provide the clinician with…
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Figure 1: Insertion of the needle in the supraclavicular brachial plexus block. The needle is inserted lateral to the insertion of the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Essentials Indications: upper extremity surgery (arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand) Landmarks: the…