TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Intercostal Nerve Block A1 - Hadzic, Admir Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Hadzic's Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, 3e AB - BLOCK AT A GLANCEInjection of the local anesthetic into the intercostal space within the planes through which the intercostal nerves travel.Indications: Analgesia for rib fractures, postsurgical analgesia for chest and upper abdominal surgery (i.e., thoracotomy, thoracostomy, mastectomy, gastrostomy, and cholecystectomy), herpes zoster, or post-herpetic neuralgiaGoal: Local anesthetic spread in the intermuscular plane around the intercostal nerveLocal anesthetic volume: 3 to 5 mL at each level SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1183903062 ER -