Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal

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Nerve blocks of the forearm has been used as standalone anaesthetic technique for surgeries of distal forearm and the fingers, it has also been used as a rescue technique for patchy proximal nerve blocks. The use of ultrasound has helped to identify the precise location of the nerve, avoid discomfort of multiple punctures of landmark based technique and avoids the discomfort of paraesthesia associated with the nerve stimulator. A review of the anatomy and the procedure of performing the block are detailed here.

Keywords

Median Nerve, Nerve Blocks, Pain Relief, Radial Nerve, Ultrasound, Ulnar Nerve
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