ANESTHESIA

Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Wrist Region

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Fig. 35.1 Anatomy. (1) Ulnar nerve, (2) median nerve, (3) ulnar artery (Reproduced with permission from Danilo Jankovic) In the medial distal third of the forearm, about three fingerbreadths proximal…

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Brachial Plexus (Introduction and Anatomy)

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Fig. 28.1 Trunks: (a) superior trunk, (b) medial trunk, (c) inferior trunk, divisions and cords of the brachial plexus. (1) Suprascapular nerve, (2) musculocutaneous nerve, (3) axillary nerve, (4) radial…

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Lumbar Sympathetic Block

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Fig. 45.1 Anatomy (anterior view): (1) sympathetic trunk with communicating branches, (2) lumbar plexus, (3) lumbosacral trunk, (4) quadratus lumborum muscle, (5) psoas major muscle, (6) iliac muscle (Reproduced with…

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Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA)

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Figs. 33.1, 33.2, and 33.3 Areas of application of intravenous regional anesthesia Specific Contraindications Patient refusal Local infection in the area to be anesthetized Local nerve damage Peripheral vascular diseases…

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Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block

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Fig. 64.1 Schematic diagram showing the pathway of a typical course of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Note that the nerve courses beneath the inguinal ligament and runs superficially to the…

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Elbow Joint and Tennis Elbow Injection

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Fig. 36.1 Illustration demonstrating the musculotendinous anatomy of the lateral aspect of the elbow, near the site of the tendon origin on the lateral epicondyle (Reproduced with permission from Philip…

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Combined Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia (CSE)

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Fig. 43.1 Identifying the epidural space using the loss-of-resistance technique (With permission from Danilo Jankovic) After identification of the epidural space and injection of a test dose (Fig. 43.2), a…

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Superior Cervical Ganglion Block

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Fig. 14.1 Topographic position of the superior cervical ganglion: (1) glossopharyngeal nerve, (2) superior cervical ganglion, (3) vagus nerve (With permission from Danilo Jankovic) Fig. 14.2 The superior cervical ganglion…

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The Adductor Canal Block

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Fig. 63.1 (a) Dissection of front of thigh and adductor region. (1) Femoral nerve, (2) femoral artery and vein, (3) adductor longus muscle, (4) saphenous nerve, (5) adductor magnus muscle,…

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