Sciatic Nerve Blocks
Sciatic Nerve Blocks Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti A. Posterior Approach Patient Position: The child is placed in the lateral position, hip flexed at 120°, knee flexed at 90°, or both…
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Ankle Block
Ankle Block Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti Patient Position: The patient lies supine in neutral position or slight internal and then external rotation according to the nerve to be blocked. Indications:…
Brachial Plexus Blocks
Brachial Plexus Blocks A. Parascalene Block Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti Patient Position: The patient lies supine, the head slightly to contralateral side, the arm extended comfortably along the body; a…
Technical Considerations for Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
Technical Considerations for Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti A. Nerve Mapping in Children Equipment For many years there has been a lack of specific material to perform regional…
Indications, Side Effects, and Complications of Peripheral Blocks Performed in Children
Indications, Side Effects, and Complications of Peripheral Blocks Performed in Children Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti Indications There is evidence that regional blocks are advantageous in pediatric surgical operations, but which…
Pediatric Ultrasound
Pediatric Ultrasound Giovanni Cucchiaro Introduction The use of ultrasound for pediatric nerve blocks is especially useful because the blocks are often performed under general anesthesia. In small children (less than…
General Considerations for Pediatric Peripheral Blocks
General Considerations for Pediatric Peripheral Blocks Giorgio Ivani Valeria Mossetti Many factors have contributed to the wide diffusion of regional anesthesia in children: the awareness of pain and the subsequent…
Ultrasound Guided Posterior Tibial Nerve Block
Ultrasound Guided Posterior Tibial Nerve Block Luiz Guilherme L. Soares Colin McCartney Patient Position: The patient is positioned supine with the anesthesiologist facing the lateral aspect of the foot. Indication:…
Ultrasound Guided Sciatic Block in the Popliteal Fossa
Ultrasound Guided Sciatic Block in the Popliteal Fossa Colin McCartney Nick Lo Applied Anatomy The sciatic nerve passes into the thigh and lies anterior to the hamstring muscles (semimembranosus, semitendinosus…
Ultrasound Guided Sciatic Nerve Block
Ultrasound Guided Sciatic Nerve Block Richard Brull Vincent Chan Patient Position, Infragluteal Technique: The patient is positioned semiprone with the operative side up. Indication: Surgery of the knee or leg….
