Ain Shams University PNBs

After it exits the pelvis, the obturator nerve (or its two main branches) lies between the pectineus and obturator exernus muscles, just inferior a...

After obturator nerve (or its two branches) exits the pelvis, it lies between the pectineus and obturator externus muscles.

The obturator nerve(or...

The patient is supine, with the leg in a neutral position or rotated slightly inwards.The puncture site is located

approx. 2 cm inferior and 4 cm d...

PNBs is reliable even for a combined upper and lower limb surgery. However, multiple blocks are needed. Use U/S guidance to decrease LA dose. Sca...

PNB can be performed in any obese patient. It may be difficult to identify the block landmark, but it is not impossible. PNBs is the technique of ...

Any Knee surgery (whatever complexty) can be performed using PNB. If it is too long surgery add intraoperative sedation. if prolonged postoperative...

Posterior lumbar plexus block: a single injection that results in reliable block of femoral, lat femoral and obturator nerve. However epidural spre...

unlike other sciatic block techniques, the parasacral approach can block the entire scral plexus. It has the highest block success rate, with the ...

complex knee surgery can be performed using femoral and sciatic +

nerve blocks. combiend femoral and sciatic cathters can control 95% of postoper...

femoral nerve block is mandatory for almost all lower limb surgery (esp when torniquet inflation is needded)

In Labat technique the sciatic nerve is blocked just inferior to the piriformis muscle. This is a proximal block, so all branches of the sciatic n...

in this technique both anterior and posterior obturator branches are blocked with single injection . Place the leg in figure 4 position. Draw 3 lin...