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This instruction movie deals with all the practical aspects of the Continuous Lumbar
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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