Open AccessThe subcostal nerve as the target for nerve stimulator guided transverse abdominis plane blocks – A feasibility study
Author(s) -
Prasanna Vadhanan,
Mohammed Hussain,
Revathy Prakash
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_782_18
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaveric spasm , ultrasound , nerve block , nerve stimulator , anatomy , biomedical engineering , surgery , radiology
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) block was originally described as a landmark-based technique. Peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) guided blocks are still widely performed, where ultrasound is unavailable.