femoral nerve block and FIB
| Headline | |
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| Indication | ED: NOF Theatres: Anterior thigh/knee s |
| Nerves blocked | femoral nerve, obturator nerve, lateral cutaneous nerve |
| Sensory territory | anterior + medial thigh to |
| **Contrain | |
| Kit | - 20-40ml LA (volume block, so make up |
| **T Suprainguinal vs infrainguinal... Use femoral artery as landmark, expect femoral nerve to lie lateralt o that Can then move probe laterally to see sartorius come into view Needle passes through fascia lata then fascia iliaca Hydrodissect - aim to see fascia iliaca lift off from iliacus, then inject full volume probe probe probe |
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https://www.nysora.com/techniques/lower-extremity/ultrasound-guided-femoral-nerve-block/
https://www.ultrasoundidiots.com/fascia-iliaca-block
https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/modules/fascia-iliaca-block/lessons/pathophysiology-22/
https://www.bjaed.org/article/S2058-5349(19)30043-5/fulltext
http://www.cambridgeorthopaedics.com/cambridgeanaesthetics/advancednerveblocks/Femoral%20block%20ultrasound.htm