Femoral nerve block
CHAPTER 26 Femoral nerve block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Muscle biopsy; skin-graft donor site; patellar fracture fixation or wiring; combined with other techniques for saphenofemoral vein ligation; hip…
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Inguinal field block
CHAPTER 35 Inguinal field block Jack Barrett, Dominic Harmon The inguinal region includes the inguinal canal, spermatic cord, surrounding skin and subcutaneous tissue. It receives sensory innervation from the 11th…
Psoas block
CHAPTER 27 Psoas block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures on the upper leg; combined with a sciatic nerve block when necessary; skin grafting from anterior, lateral, and…
Axillary block
CHAPTER 19 Axillary block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures on the forearm and hand; lower arm surgery may also require block of the musculocutaneous nerve. Therapeutic Complex…
Vertical infraclavicular block
CHAPTER 18 Vertical infraclavicular block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures at the elbow, forearm, and hand. Therapeutic Complex regional pain syndrome; postamputation pain; vascular disease and injuries;…
Midhumeral block
CHAPTER 20 Midhumeral block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures in the innervated area; supplementation of incomplete anesthesia of the brachial plexus. Therapeutic Complex regional pain syndrome; postherpetic…
Which block for which surgery?
CHAPTER 9 Which block for which surgery? Dora Breslin, Stewart Grant Introduction A recent editorial highlighted that ‘Regional anesthesia always works, provided we put the right dose of the right…
Interscalene block
CHAPTER 15 Interscalene block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures of the clavicle, shoulder, upper arm, and forearm (exception being the medial aspect). Therapeutic Shoulder and upper arm…
Anterior sciatic block
CHAPTER 25 Anterior sciatic block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgery Surgical procedures on the lower limb from the knee distally, including Achilles’ tendon repair and most foot surgery (excluding…
Paravertebral block
CHAPTER 32 Paravertebral block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Thoracic; breast; cholecystectomy; renal and ureteric; herniorrhaphy; appendicectomy; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Therapeutic Acute pain management for…
