femoral nerve block and FIB

Headline
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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Suprainguinal technique

infrainguinal technique