Practicals · Anaesthesiology · Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Sciatic nerve block
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- must perform (NMC special procedures list)
Videos and resources
- VideoHow To: Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block Scanning Technique Video5:05
- VideoSubgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block5:51
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“lumbar plexus, lumbar sympathetic, Sciatic nerve block, Femoral nerve block, 3 in 1” ( NMC curriculum, page 10)
“Sciatic / Femoral nerve blocks = 5 + 5 (Perform)” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 21)