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Femoral Nerve Blocks and 3-in-1 Nerve Blocks

Soli Deo Gloria . Femoral Nerve Blocks and 3-in-1 Nerve Blocks. Developing Countries Regional Anesthesia Lecture Series Daniel D. Moos CRNA, Ed.D . U.S.A. moosd@charter.net. Lecture 17. Disclaimer.

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Femoral Nerve Blocks and 3-in-1 Nerve Blocks

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  1. Soli Deo Gloria Femoral Nerve Blocks and3-in-1 Nerve Blocks Developing Countries Regional Anesthesia Lecture Series Daniel D. Moos CRNA, Ed.D. U.S.A. moosd@charter.net Lecture 17

  2. Disclaimer • Every effort was made to ensure that material and information contained in this presentation are correct and up-to-date. The author can not accept liability/responsibility from errors that may occur from the use of this information. It is up to each clinician to ensure that they provide safe anesthetic care to their patients.

  3. Introduction • Currently underutilized for clinical anesthesia and postoperative pain management. • Lower extremity peripheral nerve blocks have historically been performed less frequently than peripheral nerve blocks of the upper extremities.

  4. 3-in-1 Block • Suppose to block the femoral nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, and obturator.

  5. Indications for FNB/3-in-1 Block • Operations of anterior thigh (lacerations, skin grafts, muscle biopsy) • Pin or plate insertion at the upper femur • Femur fractures • Analgesia of hip (dislocations, femoral nerve fractures) • Analgesia of the knee

  6. Limitations- Knee • Not complete analgesia of the knee. The knee is innervated by the femoral, obturator, and sciatic nerve. • These blocks will create a motor block of the quadriceps.

  7. Limitations- Hip • Hip is innervated by the femoral, obturator, and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. • A small contribution comes from the sciatic but should not be significant.

  8. Anatomy • The femoral nerve is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus. • Femoral nerve is created from contributions from L2, L3, and L4. • The femoral nerve enters into the thigh under the inguinal ligament, between the psoas and iliacus mucle.

  9. Femoral Triangle

  10. Anatomy Skin Femoral Artery Fascia lata Femoral Vein Femoral Nerve Fascia iliaca Iliopsoas muscle Pectineous muscle

  11. Anatomy

  12. Femoral Nerve “sheath” • Contains the femoral nerve and artery • It is located between the psoas and iliacus muscle. • It is located below the fascia iliaca.

  13. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Obturator Nerves • Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is formed by contributions from L2 and L3 • Obturator nerve is formed by contributions from L2, L3, and L4

  14. Innervations • Femoral Nerve: anterior and medial portion of the thigh (sartorious, pectineus, quadriceps); cutaneous portion of medial and lateral thigh; periosteum of the femur. The posterior division of the femoral nerve will become the saphenous nerve. • LFCN: purely sensory to lateral buttock, thigh, and knee joint. • Obturator Nerve: sensory to medial thigh, hip joint, and adductor muscles.

  15. Anatomy

  16. Contraindications • Burn or infection at the injection site • Coagulopathy • Vascular graft • Neurological disease (relative) • Patient refusal • Local anesthetic allergy

  17. Technique • Same for either block • Locate the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic tubercle. A line between these two structures is where the inguinal ligament is located. • Just below this line is the femoral nerve.

  18. Technique • Palpate the femoral artery • The femoral nerve should be located 1 cm lateral to the palpation. • Medial to lateral the structures are femoral vein, artery, and nerve.

  19. Technique • For paresthesia technique a blunted needle should be used. • Insert perpendicular while aspirating for blood • Once paresthesia is elicited pull back slightly and inject. There should be no pain. • If you are at a depth of 4-5 cm pull back and start over. • As with any peripheral nerve block frequent aspiration is mandatory.

  20. Technique 2 pop technique • Blunted needle • A slight increase in resistance followed by a loss of resistance indicates that you have transversed the fascia lata. • A second increase in resistance followed by a loss of resistance indicates that you have transversed fascia iliaca. • Deposit local anesthetic. (aspirate, make sure no pain, etc.)

  21. Technique Nerve Stimulator • 2 inch, 22 gauge needle (insulated) • 2 cm lateral to femoral pulse, 2 cm down from inguinal ligament. • Identify quadriceps contraction • Reduce stimulation to 0.5 mA and adjust needle for continued quad contraction. • Injection of 1 ml of local anesthetic should see the contractions start to fade.

  22. Local Anesthetics • FNB = 15-20 ml of local • 3-in-1 NB = 25-30 ml of local • Use 1:200,000 epi containing solutions or add yourself. • 1-2% lidocaine will have an onset of 10-20 minutes and last 2-5 hours for anesthesia; up to 8 hours for analgesia. • Bupivacaine will have an onset of 15-30 minutes and last up to 5-15 hours for anesthesia and up to 30 hours for analgesia

  23. Complications • Intravascular injection • Local anesthetic toxicity • Nerve trauma • Prolonged motor blockade of the muscles of the thigh • Hematoma formation • Block failure

  24. Differences between FNB and 3-in-1 Nerve Block • Volume: 20 ml or less for FNB; 25-30 ml of 3-in-1 Nerve Block • More volume = more spread • Pressure applied distally to the injection site will help the spread of local anesthetic further up to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and LFCN.

  25. Controversy • Studies have found that the 3-in-1 nerve block inconsistently blocks the obturator nerve (4%-78%) depending on volume (up to 40 ml). • Most likely the 3-in-1 nerve block will consistently block the FN and LFCN

  26. Controversy “Is there really a sheath” • Cadaver studies have found no conclusive evidence that there is a femoral sheath.

  27. References • Burkard J, Lee Olson R., Vacchiano CA. Regional Anesthesia. In Nurse Anesthesia 3rd edition. Nagelhout, JJ & Zaglaniczny KL ed. Pages 977-1030. • Morgan, G.E. & Mikhail, M. (2006). Peripheral nerve blocks. In G.E. Morgan et al Clinical Anesthesiology, 4th edition. New York: Lange Medical Books. • Moos, D.D. & Cuddeford, J.D. (1998). AANA Journal Course for nurse anesthetists- Femoral nerve block and 3-in-1 nerve block in anesthesia. AANA Journal volume 66; issue 4. • Wedel, D.J. & Horlocker, T.T. Nerve blocks. In Miller’s Anesthesia 6thedtion. Miller, RD ed.Pages 1685-1715. Elsevier, Philadelphia, Penn. 2005. • Wedel, D.J. & Horlocker, T.T. (2008). Peripheral nerve blocks. In D.E. Longnecker et al (eds) Anesthesiology. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

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