Episode 138: Lower Extremity Blocks Part 1: Ankle and Sciatic
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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How to Identify a Nerve Block on an Oral Board
Anterior sciatic is an anterior approach to the sciatic nerve block. It's something that you can do for patients who can't move their leg because of severe trauma or pain and a Sciatic nerve block would really help them. The toughest part is having a patient who's over-seeded with the nerve block and now you're in an emergent situation with a difficult airway. Your probe selection is going to be really important. Some are tendinosis some are noisis but we say this kind of contraindications as anything before has been found.
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