Practical Atlas of Ultrasound for Anesthesia in Chronic Pain

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-3-2025

Publication Title

Practical Atlas of Ultrasound for Anesthesia in Chronic Pain

Abstract

Traditionally, administering local anesthesia to the peripheral nerves was performed using anatomical structures to identify the nerves; however, using ultrasound guidance in regional anesthesia has made nerve blocks safer. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks provide clearer visualization of the needle, the local anesthetic, as well as the nerves and surrounding anatomical landmarks [1, 2]. One such form of an ultrasound-guided nerve block is a radial nerve block, which provides anesthesia to the dorsal radial side of the forearm and hand. Radial nerve blocks are most commonly used for fracture reductions in emergency settings [3]. In documented cases where a radial nerve block was performed for surgical procedures, prior attempts to perform a proximal upper extremity block failed or were incomplete [2, 3]. Currently, ultrasound-guided radial nerve blocks prove to be safer and more effective in providing surgical anesthesia and local anesthesia with the reduced risks that are typically accompanied by using general anesthesia [1-3].

First Page

68

Last Page

71

Chapter Title

Chapter 16 - Radial Nerve Block

Publisher

CRC Press

ISBN

[9781040258385, 9781032625904]

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