Digital Block.
• Louis Catalano, MD• Jerry D. Vloka, MD I. INTRODUCTION II. REGIONAL ANESTHESIA ANATOMY III. EQUIPMENT IV. TECHNIQUE Block of Volar & Dorsal Digital Nerves at the Base of the…
Newer Amide Anesthetics & Sustained-Release Local Anesthetics1.
• Leslie C Th omas, MD• Alan C Santos, MD I. NEWER AMIDE LOCAL ANESTHETICS Introduction Historical Perspective Chirality Physicochemical Properties Pharmacokinetics Systemic Toxicity Comparative Systemic Toxicity The Controversy Regarding…
Stimulating Catheters.
Figure 49–1. The first step is nerve localization techniques identical to those with nonstimulating catheters. Shown here is the needle insertion for femoral nerve block. Figure 49–2. Once the nerve…
Cervical Paravertebral Block.
Figure 24-1. Anatomic considerations for cervical paravertebral block. 1 = Anterior scalene muscle; 2 = Middle scalene muscle; 3 = Brachial plexus; 4 = Phrenic nerve; 5 = Stellate ganglion;…
Embryology.
Figure 2-1. Formation of the blastocyst Embryonic Period The embryonic period is the time when all tissue is formed and, particularly during the second month, when all organs are formed….
Regional Anesthesia in Austere Environment Medicine.
Figure 66-1. Twenty-first Combat Support Hospital, Balad, Iraq, 2003. The hospital is on the left with living quarters on the right of the photograph. ADVANTAGES OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA IN…
Clinical Assessment of Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks.
Figure 38-1. Push. Patients with successful sciatic or popliteal fossa block are unable to push the target with their foot. A: Tibial nerve or dorsiflex the foot; B: Common peroneal…
Injection & Current Delivery Monitoring.
• Admir Hadzic, MD I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Monitoring the Depth of Needle Insertion Current Delivery & Disconnect Monitoring Resistance to Injection II. NERVE PRELOCALIZATION USING SURFACE STIMULATION GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS…
