1976
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-197607000-00019
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The Psoas Compartment Block

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“…The L,, approach (the 'psoas compartment block') involves identifying the fifth lumbar transverse process and gliding the needle cephalad to it (between the fourth and fifth lumbar transverse processes) [6]. Technical difficulties with this approach include location of the transverse process sufficiently lateral to avoid the epidural and subarachnoid space, and difficulty in manipulating the needle between the transverse processes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The L,, approach (the 'psoas compartment block') involves identifying the fifth lumbar transverse process and gliding the needle cephalad to it (between the fourth and fifth lumbar transverse processes) [6]. Technical difficulties with this approach include location of the transverse process sufficiently lateral to avoid the epidural and subarachnoid space, and difficulty in manipulating the needle between the transverse processes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, cysts in interspinous ligaments [4], gaps in the ligamentum flavum [5][6][7], the paravertebral spaces [8] and intermuscular planes [9] can also yield a 'false' loss-ofresistance. Pressure waveform analysis provides a simple confirmatory adjunct to loss-of-resistance; when the needle (or catheter) is correctly positioned inside the epidural space, a pulsatile waveform synchronised with arterial pulsations will be seen [2].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…While performing the psoas compartment block for unilateral lumbar anesthesia, the loss of resistance technique, similar to that used for an epidural block, is employed as described by Chayen and Winnie [3,4].Although the actual anatomical existence of this compartment is debated by others, a distinct loss of resistance is felt when the epidural needle penetrates the anterior fascia of the quadratus lumborum muscle [5,6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%