Nerve Blocks of the Face Based on Hadzic’s Textbook of RAPM 2nd Ed 2017Chrystelle Sola, Christophe Dadure, Olivier Choquet, and Xavier Capdevila INTRODUCTION Regional anesthesia is commonly used for postoperative pain management to decrease postoperative pain and opioid consumption following…
Figure 1: Needle insertion for superficial cervical plexus block. The needle is inserted behind the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Essentials Indications: carotid endarterectomy, superficial neck surgery Landmarks: mastoid process, sternocleidomastoid muscle, C6 transverse process Equipment, superficial: 1½-in, 25-gauge…
Ulnar Nerve Above Elbow Ultrasound transducer position to image the ulnar nerve above the elbow Ultrasound image of the ulnar nerve above the elbow Ultrasound image of the labeled ulnar nerve above the elbow Cross sectional anatomy of the…
A B Figure 1-1: (A) Needle insertion for the popliteal intertendinous approach. (B) Needle insertion for lateral approach to popliteal block. Essentials Indications: ankle and foot surgery Landmarks for intertendinous approach: popliteal fossa crease, tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus…
Upper and Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks – Downloadable
3 weeks ago a 56 kg and 56 year old female patiënt, nurse on an internistic ward in our hospital, was referred to me to discuss the anesthesiological plan for her planned right shoulder arthroscopy (biceps-tenotomy and AC resection) for…
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….
Introduction Recent developments in regional anesthesia have resulted in a number of innovative and refined options to practitioners, often allowing regional techniques to be used for patients with presumed difficult airways. However, not every surgery can be performed under regional…
Figure 1: Transducer position and needle insertion using an in-plane technique to block the femoral nerve at the femoral crease. Essentials Indications: anterior thigh, femur, and knee surgery Transducer position: transverse, close to the femoral crease Goal: local anesthetic spread…