Lumbar plexus posterior approach: a catheter placement description using electrical nerve stimulation.
The authors describe a modified technique of posterior approach to the lumbar plexus in the psoas compartment which allows nerve stimulation for the location of the plexus and catheter placement for extended-duration surgery and postoperative patient-controlled regional analgesia. A frequent incidence of total lumbar plexus block was observed.
Pandin
Pierre C
PC
Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Erasmus Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Lennik Street 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. ppandin@ulb.ac.be
Vandesteene
Arlette
A
d'Hollander
Alain A
AA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging