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Sciatic nerve block - Parasacral

= Sacral plexus block

Taha
Bendtsen
Casal
PIP

Parasacral parallel shift

landmark: greater sciatic notch

may lead to urinary retention ∵ LA spreading to pelvic splanchnic nerves (inferior hypogastric plexus)

References

Masterclass Ultrasound Scanning Principles for Sciatic Nerve Block Posterior/Anterior Approaches

Parasacral Ischial Plane block

UG PARASACRAL SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK

A simple and successful sonographic technique to identify the sciatic nerve in the parasacral area | Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

Preliminary results of a new ultrasound-guided approach to block the sacral plexus: the parasacral parallel shift | BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia | Oxford Academic

Ultrasound Guided Parasacral Sciatic Nerve Block