Open AccessFascia iliaca compartment block: How far does the local anaesthetic spread and is a real time continuous technique feasible in children?
Author(s) -
Vrushali Ponde,
Anuya Gursale,
Dilip Chavan,
Ashok Johari,
Maryrose Osazuwa,
Tripti Nagdev
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_344_19
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar plexus , compartment (ship) , fascia , anesthesia , lumbar , ultrasonography , local anaesthetic , catheter , surgery , fluoroscopy , thigh , oceanography , geology
The fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is commonly administered in children for anterolateral thigh surgery. The actual spread of the local anaesthetic (LA) beneath the fascial layers in children is not known. We hypothesised that in children there could be a possibility of the LA to reach lumbar plexus with the dose we used.