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…
Bier Block Sukhijinder Dhother Patient Position: Supine, with the extremity to be blocked supported on a side table extension. Indications: Surgery of the arm below the level of the cuff,…
Sciatic Nerve Blocks A. Parasacral Approach Carl Rest Patient Position: Lateral with surgical side up. Indications: Surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia of the posterior thigh and leg, as well as…
Intercostal Block Barry F. Bass Patient Position: Prone, with a pillow under the mid-abdomen and the arms hanging over the sides of the table to rotate the scapula laterally. Indications:…
