10.1055/b-0035-124664 22 Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks 22.1 Advantages The superiority of peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia after major shoulder and knee surgery compared to systemic intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)…
10.1055/b-0035-124659 17 Lower Limb Analgesia of the entire leg can be achieved through a combined block of the femoral nerve and the sciatic nerve. An advantage of this combined block…
10.1055/b-0035-124661 19 Special Features of Peripheral Nerve Blocks 19.1 Advantages of Peripheral Nerve Blocks According to a meta analysis of Rodgers et al (2000) central neuraxial blocks (CNB) are associated…
10.1055/b-0035-124657 15 General Overview Interest in regional anesthesia procedures in pediatric anesthesia has increased significantly in recent years. Due in part to the spread of ultrasonography, peripheral regional anesthesia is…
10.1055/b-0035-124649 7 Selective Blocks of Individual Nerves in the Upper Arm, at the Elbow, and Wrist 7.1 Radial Nerve Block (Middle of Upper Arm) 7.1.1 Anatomy The radial nerve passes…
10.1055/b-0035-124650 8 General Overview 8.1 Lumbosacral Plexus The anterior rami of the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal spinal nerves together form the lumbosacral plexus (Fig. 8.1 and Fig. 8.2). The lumbar…
10.1055/b-0035-124648 6 Axillary Block 6.1 Anatomy In the axilla the cords are located medially, laterally, and posteriorly, corresponding to their names (Fig. 6.1). The ulnar nerve, the cutaneous nerve of…
10.1055/b-0035-124643 1 General Principles of Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks 1.1 Technical Requirements 1.1.1 Equipment Portable, high-resolution ultrasound machines with interchangeable transducers now constitute devices that are well suited for use…
10.1055/b-0035-124646 4 Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Techniques of Brachial Plexus Block 4.1 Anatomy Just above the clavicle, each of the trunks splits into an anterior and a posterior division: The three…
10.1055/b-0035-124647 5 Suprascapular Nerve Block 5.1 Anatomy The upper trunk is formed by the roots of C5/C6. The suprascapular nerve branches from the brachial plexus in the region of the…
