Ultrasound-guided epidural anesthesia
Figure 18.1 Transverse ultrasound imaging of the lumbar vertebral level L3–L4 in a 1-month-old infant. Epidural space lies between the ligamentum flavum (LF) and the posterior dura mater (DM). Note…
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block
Figure 15.1 Sonoanatomy for transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. Figure 15.2 Labeled sonoanatomy for TAP block. EO, external oblique muscle; IO, internal oblique muscle; TA, transversus abdominis muscle; TAP, transversus…
Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block
Figure 16.1 Sonoanatomy for a rectus sheath block. Figure 16.2 Labeled sonoanatomy for a rectus sheath (RS) block. Landmarks The child is placed supine and the outline of the rectus…
Ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric block
Figure 14.1 Sonoanatomy for the ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric block (ILIHB). Figure 14.2 Labeled sonoanatomy for the ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric block (ILIHB). ASIS, anterior superior iliac spine; EO, external oblique; IH, iliohypogastric nerve; II, ilioinguinal…
Ultrasound-guided saphenous nerve block
Figure 12.1 Sonoanatomy of the saphenous nerve in adductor canal. The canal is bounded anteriorly by the sartorius muscle, antero-laterally by the vastus medialis and postero-medially by the adductor muscles…
Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block
Figure 11.1 Sonoanatomy of the inguinal (femoral) region. Figure 11.2 Sonoanatomy of the inguinal (femoral) region. The femoral nerve (FN) appears laterally to the femoral artery (A). Both fasciae (lata…
Ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block
Figure 7.1 Sonoanatomy for axillary brachial plexus block (AxBPB). Figure 7.2 Labeled sonoanatomy for axillary brachial plexus block (AxBPB). A, axillary artery; MCN, musculocutaneous nerve; MN, median nerve; RN, radial…
Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block
Figure 9.1 Sonoanatomy of the infraclavicular region. Figure 9.2 Labeled sonoanatomy of the infraclavicular region. AA, axillary artery; LC, lateral cord; MC, medial cord; PC, posterior cord. The key anatomic…
Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block
Figure 10.1 Sonoanatomy for interscalene block (ISB). Landmarks The patient is positioned supine with the head slightly rotated to the contralateral side on a pillow (Figure 10.2). The cricoid cartilage…
Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Figure 8.1 Sonoanatomy for supraclavicular block. Figure 8.2 Labeled sonoanatomy for supraclavicular block – brachial plexus divisions (BP), subclavian artery (SA). Landmarks The patient should be placed in the supine…
