Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia

Section 1 - Introduction to Ultrasound Imaging

1 Ultrasound

2 Speed of Sound

3 Attenuation

4 Reflection

5 Beam Width (Slice Thickness)

6 Anisotropy

7 Spatial Compound Imaging

8 Doppler Imaging

9 Ultrasound Transducers

10 Transducer Manipulation

11 Needle Imaging

12 Approach and Techniques

13 Sonographic Signs of Successful Injections

14 Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks

15 Three-Dimensional Ultrasound

Section 2 - Structures

16 Anatomic Structures

17 Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

18 Peripheral Nerves

19 Muscle

20 Tendons and Ligaments

21 Arteries

22 Veins

23 Bone

24 Pleura

25 Peritoneum

Section 3 - Upper Extremity Blocks

26 Lymph Nodes

27 Supraclavicular Nerve Block

28 Interscalene and Supraclavicular Blocks

29 Phrenic Nerve Imaging

30 Dorsal Scapular Nerve Imaging

31 Suprascapular Nerve Block (Anterior Approach above the Clavicle)

32 Infraclavicular Block

33 Axillary Block

34 Musculocutaneous Nerve Block

35 Forearm Blocks

36 Radial Nerve Block

37 Median Nerve Block

38 Ulnar Nerve Block

Section 4 - Lower Extremity Blocks

39 Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block

40 Fascia Iliaca Block

41 Femoral Nerve Block

42 The Adductor Canal Block

43 Obturator Nerve Block

44 Sciatic Nerve Block

45 Anterior Sciatic Nerve Block

46 Popliteal Block

47 Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (PFCN) Block

48 Ankle Block

49 Saphenous Nerve Block in the Leg

50 Deep Peroneal Nerve Block

51 Superficial Peroneal Nerve Block

52 Sural Nerve Block

53 Tibial Nerve Block

Section 5 - Trunk Blocks

54 Intercostal Nerve Block

55 Pectoral Nerve Block (the Pecs Block)

56 Transversus Thoracis Muscular Plane Block

57 Rectus Sheath Block

58 Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerve Blocks

59 Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks

60 Quadratus Lumborum Blocks

61 Thoracic Paravertebral Block

62 Pudendal Nerve Block in Children‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

63 Neuraxial Block

64 Caudal Epidural Block

Section 6 - Head and Neck Blocks

65 Supraorbital Nerve Block

66 Mental Nerve Block

67 Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block

68 Transtracheal Block

69 Greater Occipital Nerve Block

70 Lesser Occipital Nerve Block

71 Great Auricular Nerve Block

72 Cervical Plexus Block

73 Stellate Ganglion Block (Cervicothoracic Sympathetic Ganglion Block)

Section 7 - Safety Issues

74 Safety: Practical Techniques to Prevent Complications During Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

75 Regional Anesthesia in Resource-Constrained Environments

Appendix 1. Self-Assessment Questions: Text

Appendix 2. Self-Assessment Questions: Images

Appendix 3. Advanced Self-Assessment Questions: Text

Appendix 4. Advanced Self-Assessment Questions: Images