CAPS (Crosswise Approach to Popliteal Sciatic) block: an alternative ultrasound-guided technique for supine popliteal fossa block

Br J Anaesth. 2022 May;128(5):e299-e300. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.025. Epub 2022 Feb 24.

Authors

Tuhin Mistry¹, Kartik Sonawane², Jagannathan Balavenkatasubramanian², Chelliah Sekar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: tm.tuhin87@gmail.com.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

PMID: 35219450
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.025

No abstract available

Keywords: acute pain management; popliteal sciatic nerve block; postoperative pain; regional anaesthesia; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local
Humans
Nerve Block* / methods
Sciatic Nerve / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods

Substances

Anesthetics, Local