Nerve Blocks for Anaesthesia and Analgesia of the Lower Limb (page 5)

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Nerve Blocks for Anaesthesia and Analgesia of the Lower Limb - A Practical Guide: Femoral, Lumbar Plexus, Sciatic. (Continued)

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge the kind assistance of Dr Barry Nicholls for advice, particularly with regard to the block techniques and Dr Kristine Barnden for proof reading the manuscript.

References

1. Selander D., Dhuner K.E. and Lundberg E. Peripheral nerve injuries due to injection needles used for regional anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 1977; 21: 182.

2. Khoo S.T. and Brown T.C.K. Femoral nerve block - the anatomical basis for a single injection technique. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1983; 11: 40-2.

3. Winnie A.P., Ramamurthy S. and Durrani Z. The inguinal paravascular technic of lumbar plexus anaesthesia. The "3-in-1 Block." Anesthesia and Analgesia 1973; 52: 989-96.

4. Dalens B., Tanguy A. and Vanneuville G. Sciatic nerve blocks in children: Comparison of the posterior, anterior and lateral approaches in 180 paediatric patients. Anaesthesia and Analgesia 1990; 70: 131-7.

5. Labat G. Regional Anaesthesia, Its Technique and Clinical Application. Philadelphia. W.J. Saunders. 1924

Further reading:

1. Macrae W.A. Lower Limb Blocks in Wildsmith J.A.W. and Armitage E.N. (eds)

2. Bridenbaugh P.O. and Wedel D.J. The lower extremity - somatic blockade. In Cousins M.J. and Bridenbaugh P.O. (eds) Neural Blockade in Clinical Anaesthesia and Management of Pain 3rd ed. pp 373 - 94 Lippincott-Raven 1998.

3. Covino B.G. and Wildsmith J.A.W. Clinical pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents. In Cousins M.J. and Bridenbaugh P.O. (eds) Neural Blockade in Clinical Anaesthesia and Management of Pain 3rd ed. pp 97 - 128 Lippincott-Raven 1998.