Lumbar plexus posterior approach: a catheter placement description using electrical nerve stimulation

Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov;95(5):1428-31, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00060.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / adverse effects
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / methods*
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Pain Measurement
  • Physical Stimulation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psoas Muscles / diagnostic imaging
  • Psoas Muscles / physiology
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging