10.1055/b-0035-124662 20 Complications and General Contraindications of Peripheral Blocks 20.1 Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Besides the specific complications described for the individual techniques, the following complications of peripheral nerve…
10.1055/b-0035-124658 16 Upper Limb 16.1 Supraclavicular Block of the Brachial Plexus 16.1.1 Anatomy The three trunks of the brachial plexus run distally from where they exit the interscalene groove toward…
10.1055/b-0035-124656 14 Peripheral Nerve Blocks at the Ankle 14.1 Anatomy The foot is supplied by five nerves. Four of them are derived from the sciatic nerve (tibial nerve, superficial fibular…
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…
