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This instruction movie deals with all the practical aspects of the Continuous
Cervical Paravertebral Block. It starts off with a discussion of the rationale,
indications, contra-indications and dangers of the block, and then discusses the
pharmaceutical choices, followed by the actual performance of the block,
demonstrated on a live model. The positioning of the patient, surface anatomy
landmarks, needle entry, depth and direction, and nerve stimulator management are
discussed in detail. The accurate catheter placement, tunneling, management and
removal techniques are also discussed in great detail. The stimulating catheter
technique is used. The movie is fully narrated.
Please see Continuous Femoral Nerve Block as a sample movie.
Windows Media Player Version or QuickTime Version
The authors recommend that practitioners study the anatomy in detail as outlined
on "The Primer of Regional Anesthesia Anatomy" by Boezaart, Bryson, Borene and
Field before attempting this block.
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