Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia at UCLH

Ultrasound Basics

• Machine Setup
• Image Optimisation
• Imaging the needle
• Recording and Image Archiving

Exercises to acquire needling skills

• Meat phantoms
• Other food stuff phantoms
• Commercially available phantoms

Commonly Performed Blocks

• Interscalene Block
• Supraclavicular Block
• Axillary Block
• Forearm blocks
• Femoral Nerve Block/Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block
• Popliteal Block
• Ankle Block

Cautions 

Watch for LAST (Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity). Signs can include;tinnitus, metallic taste, tingling in the lips or mouth. Advanced symtoms include seizures, loss of consciousness, bradycardia and hypotension.

Lipid Rescue Site

Aagbi Local Anaesthetic Toxicity Guidelines (2010)

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Regional Anaesthesia Reading Lists

• Upper Limb
• Lower Limb
• Neuraxial