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4. Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block through the acoustic window of the lumbar ultrasound trident

Author

A.M.-H. Ho, K. Tsang, Manoj K. Karmakar, X Li, Wing H. Kwok, and W.D. Ngan Kee

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_treatment, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Lumbosacral Plexus, Lumbar, Lumbar plexus block, Medicine, Humans, Ultrasonography, Interventional, Aged, Lumbar plexus, business.industry, Ultrasound, Nerve Block, Anatomy, Middle Aged, Sciatic Nerve, Ultrasound guided, Sacral plexus, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Lower Extremity, Nerve block, Female, Emergencies, business
Abstract

Lumbar plexus block (LPB) is frequently used in combination with an ipsilateral sacral plexus or sciatic nerve block for lower limb surgery. This is traditionally performed using surface anatomical landmarks, and the site for local anaesthetic injection is confirmed by observing quadriceps muscle contraction to peripheral nerve stimulation. In this report, we describe a technique of ultrasound-guided LPB that was successfully used, in conjunction with a sciatic nerve block, for anaesthesia during emergency lower limb surgery. The anatomy, sonographic features, technique of identifying the lumbar plexus, and the potential benefits of using this approach are discussed.

Published
2008

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