Head Blocks
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
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
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
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
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
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,…
Intercostal Block
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:…
Sciatic Nerve Blocks
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…
Retrobulbar Block
Retrobulbar Block Richard S. Ruiz Patient Position: Supine, with the head flat. Indications: Anesthesia for the majority of surgical procedures in and around the eye (e.g., cataract extraction, glaucoma filtering…
Cervical Blocks
Cervical Blocks Laurence Marr Indications: The most common surgical indication for cervical plexus block is carotid endarterectomy. General Comments The regional approach to anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy offers several advantages…
