Head and neck blocks in infants, children, and adolescents

Santhanam Suresh; Polina Voronov

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03701.x

Head and neck blocks in infants, children, and adolescents

Paediatr Anaesth. 2012 Jan;22(1):81-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03701.x. Epub 2011 Oct 19.

Authors

Santhanam Suresh¹, Polina Voronov

Affiliation

¹ Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. ssuresh@childrensmemorial.org

PMID: 22008517
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03701.x

Abstract

This review will discuss the use of peripheral nerve blocks of the head and neck and its application to the practice of pediatric anesthesia using simple, landmark based approaches.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cervical Plexus
Child
Cranial Nerves
Head* / anatomy & histology
Head* / innervation
Humans
Infant
Mandible
Neck* / anatomy & histology
Neck* / innervation
Nerve Block / methods*
Orbit / innervation
Palate
Trigeminal Nerve
Trochlear Nerve