Open AccessNew peripheral nerve blocks: are they worth the hype?
Author(s) -
Adrian Bösenberg,
Erica Holland
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
southern african journal of anaesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2220-1173
pISSN - 2220-1181
DOI - 10.36303/sajaa.2020.26.6.s2.2509
Subject(s) - peripheral , peripheral nerve , landmark , ultrasound , anatomy , medicine , peripheral nervous system , computer science , radiology , computer vision , central nervous system , endocrinology
The advent of portable ultrasound technology has revolutionised our ability to place peripheral nerve blocks within tissue planes. Ultrasound guidance has facilitated the introduction of new innovative approaches to deeper nerves not previously attempted using landmark-based techniques. The majority of these truncal blocks involve the branches of the spinal nerves.