LE Nerve Blocks Flashcards
1
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equipment needed for nerve block
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- sterile gloves
- nerve stimulator
- two syringes
- two needles to draw up LA
- local to numb the puncture site
- local for the block
- stimulating needle
- transducer cover
- antimicrobial (CHG, alcohol)
- 4x4s
2
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lumbar plexus
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- arises from nerve roots L1-L4 (occasionally T12)
- innervation to lower extremities
3
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nerves of lumbar plexus
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- iliinguinal nerve (L1)
- iliohypogastric nerve (L1)
- lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (L2, L3)
- femoral nerve (becomes saphenous) (L2, L3, L4)
- obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)
4
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lumbosacral plexus
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-arises from nerve roots L4-5 and S1-3 (sometimes S4)
5
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nerves in lumbosacral plexus
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- sciatic nerve
- tibial nerve
- peroneal nerve
6
Q
lumbar plexus nerve blocks (4)
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- femoral
- fascia iliaca
- adductor canal
- saphenous (thigh and ankle)
7
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lumbosacral plexus blocks (4)
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- sciatic (subgluteal)
- sciatic (popliteal)
- iPACK
- Ankle blocks
8
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lumbar plexus innervation
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sensory and motor innervation to thigh, anterolateral knee and SENSORY only to the medial aspect of the lower extremity below the knee (saphenous)
9
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femoral nerve block (FNB)
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- targets major branch of the lumbar plexus
- anesthesia to anterior thigh, knee and medial aspect of the lower leg
- nerve is lateral to the artery and deep to the fascia lata and fascia iliaca AND superior to iliopsoas muscle
10
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FNB USG technique
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- patient supine with slight external rotation of extremity
- transducer placed over inguinal crease over femoral pulse
- high-frequency linear array transducer
- short-axis image, in-plane needle insertion
- nerve is hyperechoic ovoid lateral to femoral artery and beneath fascia iliaca and lata
- 5 cm B-bevel needle
- 20 mL LA
- lateral to medial
11
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patellar snap
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- quadriceps contraction that pulls patella up
- elicited when nerve stimulation is used with USG FNB
12
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FNB pearls
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- doppler to verify flow in femoral vessels
- if two arteries visible, scan cephalad until a single femoral artery is identified
- LA placed below fascia lata and iliaca results in greatest efficacy
- lymph nodes in groin may appear as nerves, pre procedure scan to differentiate
13
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USG Fascia iliaca block
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- similar to USG 3-in-1 lumbar plexus block
- targets = femoral nerve, obturator nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
- increased volume (40 mL) required to block all three nerves
- US imaging similar to femoral nerve block
14
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adductor canal block (ACB)
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- part of ERAS for TKA
- means to identify the saphenous nerve using superficial femoral artery and vein as landmarks (to replace the FNB for TKA so there is no quadriceps weakness)
15
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adductor canal anatomy
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- describes an intermuscular tunnel in the anteromedial thigh that lies posterior to the sartorius muscle
- proximal original is femoral triangle and it terminates at the adductor hiatus
- studies demonstrate that saphenous nerve and nerve to the vastus medialis pass through the canal
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ACB USG technique
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- patient supine with slight external rotation of extremity
- transducer placed mid to distal third of thigh
- high frequency linear array transducer
- short axis image in-plane needle insertion
- LA deposited in fascial plane separating the sartorius and vastus medialis (lateral to femoral vessels)