Adductor Canal Block

Equipment

• 21g, 90mm needle
• chloroprep stick
• sterile gloves
• wide U/S probe

Medication

• 0.5% ropivicaine (5mg/mL)

Dose

• 2mg/kg max
• Example: 50kg can have 100mg = 20mL injection

Personnel

• anes tech to take pictures
• person to aspirate and inject

Plan

• ultrasound with right side of monitor corresponding with lateral side of patient
• Needle lateral to pt and move medial
• nerve is lateral to artery
• place needle and take photo
• aspirate and inject
• take after photo

Notes

• best if can get under nerve sheath and spread under
• may feel an additional “pop” of getting through nerve sheath

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