Peripheral Nerve Blocks : A Color Atlas

Univ. of Texas, Houston.
Provides the clinician with practical descriptive anatomical landmarks and tips
for performing peripheral nerve blocks for surgery and postoperative pain
relief.
High-quality color and halftone illustrations.
DNLM: Nerve Block--methods Atlases.

Table of Contents
Contributing Authors
Foreword
Preface
Sect. I General Concepts
1 Step-By-Step Approach to Peripheral Nerve Blocks 3
2 Nerve Stimulator 7
3 Local Anesthetic Solutions 11
A Local Anesthetics 12
B Drugs Added to Local Anesthetics 13
Sect. II Single Injection Peripheral Blocks
4 Indications for Upper Extremity Blocks 17
5 Interscalene Block 29
6 Supraclavicular Block 35
7 Axillary Block 39
8 Truncular and Terminal Nerve Blocks 45
A High Humeral Approach 46
B Blocks at the Elbow 49
C Blocks at the Wrist 54
D Digital Sheath Blocks 59
9 General Considerations for Lower Extremity Blocks 63
10 Sciatic Nerve Blocks 71
A Parasacral Approach 72
B Posterior Approach 75
C Anterior Approach 79
D Posterior Popliteal Approach 85
E Lateral Popliteal Approach 87
11 Femoral, Obturator, and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Blocks 89
A Posterior Lumbar Plexus (Psoas) Block 90
B Fascia Iliacus Block 93
C Femoral Block 96
12 Ankle Block 101
13 Cervical Block 107
14 Peribulbar Block 111
15 Intercostal Block 117
16 Bier Block 121
17 Airway Block 125
A Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block 127
B Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block 129
C Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Block 131
18 Thoracic Paravertebral Block 133
Sect. III Continuous Peripheral Blocks
19 General Concepts 139
A Catheter Placement for Continuous Regional Anesthesia 140
B Local Anesthetic Solution for Continuous Infusion 141
20 Continuous Interscalene Block 143
21 Continuous Infraclavicular Block 147
22 Continuous Axillary Block 151
23 Continuous Blocks at the Wrist 155
24 Continuous Sciatic Blocks 161
A Parasacral Approach 162
B Posterior Popliteal Approach 164
C Lateral Popliteal Approach 166
25 Continuous Femoral, Obturator, and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous
Blocks 169
A Continuous Psoas Compartment (Lumbar Plexus) Block 170
B Continuous Femoral Block 172
26 Continuous Nerve Sheath Blocks 175
Sect. IV Pediatric Peripheral Blocks
27 Contraindications, Side Effects, and Complications of
Pediatric Peripheral Blocks 179
28 General Considerations for Pediatric Blocks 183
29 Technical Considerations for Pediatric Blocks 185
30 Parascalene Block 189
31 Axillary Block 193
32 Sciatic Nerve Blocks 195
A Posterior Approach 196
B Lateral Approach 198
C Popliteal Approach 199
33 Femoral Nerve Blocks 201
A Fascia Iliac Compartment Block 202
B Femoral Block 203
34 Ankle Block 205
35 Penile Block 209
36 Ilioinguinal Block 213
Subject Index 215