Spinal Sonography and Considerations for Ultrasound-Guided Central Neuraxial Blockade Wing Hong Kwok and Manoj Karmakar Introduction Ultrasound scanning (US) can offer several advantages when used to guide placement of the…
Wrist Block FIGURE 16-1. (A) Technique to accomplish a wrist block. (B) Median nerve block. Needle is inserted medial or lateral to the flexor palmaris longus tendon and carefully advanced…
Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Blocks FIGURE 33-1. (A) Radial nerve block above the elbow. The needle is inserted in-plane from lateral to medial direction. (B) Median nerve block at the level of…
Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block FIGURE 12-1. Needle insertion for interscalene brachial plexus block. The needle is inserted between palpating fingers that are positioned in the scalene groove (between anterior and…
Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Plexus Block FIGURE 28-1. Needle and transducer position to block the superficial cervical plexus using a transverse view. General Considerations The goal of the ultrasound-guided technique of superficial…
Ultrasound-Guided Sciatic Block FIGURE 39.1-1. (A) Needle insertion to block the sciatic nerve using an anterior approach. Note that a curved (phased array) lower frequency transducer is used either in-plane…
