title: "Figure of four" position and long-axis sciatic nerve scan with ultrasound facilitates sciatic perineural catheter placement.
abstract: Continuous plexus and peripheral nerve blocks offer the potential benefits of prolonged analgesia and faster functional recovery after surgery in pediatric patients. We report the feasibility of a new patient position and long-axis nerve scan with ultrasound (US) for controlling perineural catheter placement for continuous mid-femoral sciatic nerve block in a pediatric case. We think that long-axis view of the sciatic nerve with US during placement of perineural catheters in a child is an effective technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. drlsahin@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gürkan
mesh_terms: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D008874:Midazolam; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015742:Propofol; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D008874:Midazolam; D005283:Fentanyl; D002045:Bupivacaine; D015742:Propofol