RT Book, Section
A1 Atchabahian, Arthur
A1 Vandepitte, Catherine
A1 Lopez, Ana M.
A1 Lin, Jui-An
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 1141734566
T1 Ultrasound-Guided Sciatic Nerve Block
T2 Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071717595
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141734566
RD 2024/04/23
AB Indications:  foot  and  ankle  surgery,  below-knee  amputation,  analgesia  following  knee  surgery  involving  the  posterior  compartment  (Figure  33F–1)Transducer  position:Anterior  approach:  transverse  on  the  proximal  medial  thighTransgluteal  approach:  transverse  on  the  posterior  buttock,  between  the  ischial  tuberosity  and  greater  trochanterSubgluteal  approach:  transverse  on  the  gluteal  creaseOther  approaches  (eg,  parasacral,  lateral)  have  been  described  but  will  not  be  detailed  here.Goal:  local  anesthetic  spread  within  the  sciatic  nerve  sheathLocal  anesthetic:  10–20  mL