RT Book, Section
A1 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 1183903062
T1 Intercostal Nerve Block
T2 Hadzic's Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, 3e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071838931
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1183903062
RD 2024/04/20
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