• A&A practice · Mar 2021

    Case Reports

    Distal Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Successfully Assesses Sciatic Nerve Integrity Following Parasacral Sciatic Motor Block: A Case Report.

    • Cheryl S L Chooi, Cornelius Sullivan, and Karen Boretsky.
    • From the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • A A Pract. 2021 Mar 24; 15 (3): e01433.

    AbstractFollowing the placement of lumbar plexus and parasacral sciatic catheters for complex lower extremity surgery, a 19-kg child had dense sensory and motor blockades in the postanesthesia care unit. The surgical team felt obligated to exclude anatomically modifiable compression of the sciatic nerve and planned for surgical reexploration. Using an insulated short, beveled needle, direct electrical nerve stimulation distal to the parasacral sciatic block and proximal to the surgical site elicited tibial nerve motor function and confirmed nerve integrity. Peripheral nerve stimulation can be used to differentiate between the etiologies of motor blockade in time-critical situations.Copyright © 2021 International Anesthesia Research Society.

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