Continuous Sciatic Blocks A. Parasacral Approach Elizabeth Gaertner Patient Position: Sims position. Indications: Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia for total knee arthroplasty; above and below the knee amputation; popliteal fossa surgery…
Continuous Brachial Plexus Nerve Block A. Continuous Interscalene Block Stephen M. Klein Charles Pham Dang Terese T. Horlocker Andre P. Boezaart 1. Classic Approach Patient Position: Supine, with head and…
Continuous Interpleural Block Bruce Ben-David Patient Position: Lateral decubitus with the arm dangling anteriorly and cephalad so as to rotate the scapula forward and expose the posterolateral chest wall. Indications:…
Continuous Lumbar Plexus Blocks A. Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block Jacques E. Chelly Patient Position: Lateral with the operative side up. Indications: Anesthesia and immediate postoperative analgesia for major knee surgery,…
Continuous Axillary Block Ralf Gebhard Patient Position: Supine, with the arm abducted at 90° to 110° at the shoulder and flexed 90° at the elbow. Indications: Anesthesia and postoperative analgesia…
Head Blocks A. A.J. Maillard Historically, the best-known major surgical procedure of the head performed under regional anesthesia in the United States is the partial maxillectomy performed on President Grover…
Local Anesthetic Solutions for Continuous Infusion Andrea Casati Different local anesthetic solutions, including lidocaine, bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and more recently levobupivacaine, have been used for continuous peripheral nerve blocks. When considering…
General Considerations for Continuous Nerve Blocks Jacques E. Chelly In the past few years, continuous nerve blocks have enjoyed a significant surge of interest, especially for acute postoperative pain management…
Single Thoracic Paravertebral Block A. Thoracic Paravertebral Block Anna Uskova Rita Merman Patient Position: Sitting up across the bed with a stool placed under the feet for stability. Indications: Anesthesia…
Airway Blocks Carin A. Hagberg Innervation of the nasal and oropharyngeal and laryngeal cavities, as well as the trachea, depends on three pairs of cranial nerves: the trigeminal (V), vagus…
