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Regional Anesthesia

This chapter describes a variety of nerve blocks with local anesthetics for surgical anesthesia. It includes descriptions of block techniques using ultrasound, as well as images of anatomical landmarks and underlying structures. Appropriate choices of local anesthetics with suggested dosages are also covered.

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Scalp Block

Scalp block Blockade of individual nerves to the scalp, as opposed to infiltration in the incision line Described originally in 1986 as “scalp block” for use in awake craniotomy Why? Historically post craniotomy pain has been undertreated Better analgesia than infiltration, with...

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