Saphenous nerve block
Channel: Temena Group
Date: 21/05/2016

Video referent to saphenous nerve block in collaboration between SonoSite & Temena Group. 

Supported by: 

- Prof. Peter Marhofer 
- Prof. Stephan Kapral 
- Prof. Manfred Greher

The items to be considered on the following video are:

- Block Characteristic: Basic Technique
- Patient Position: Supine, slightly outside rotated lower leg and slightly flexed knee
- Ultrasound equipment: Linear Probe 
- Specific Ultrasound Setting: Medium frequency when the femoral artery in visualized, high frequency during tracking of the saphenous nerve
- Important anatomical Structure: 
• Proximal: Femoral artery, sartorius muscle. 
• Distal: Great spahenous vein
- Ultrasound appearance of the neuronal structures: Hyperechoic round
- Expected Vienna Score: 1-2
- Needle equipment: 50 mm, Facette tip 
- Technique: 
• Proximal: IP
• Distal: OOPP
- Estimated local anesthetic volume:
• Proximal: 2-3 mL
• Distal: 1-2 mL

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