LK native LD2: Advanced UGRA
LKnative – Caudal block
Indications of caudal block
This module describes the ultrasound guided caudal block in adults
Andrew Donowan from Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK, has provided the material
Indications:
– postoperative analgesia for rectal, perineal and vulval surgery
– surgical anaesthesia for perineal or rectal surgery
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The vertebral canal
The caudal block is performed by injection of local anaesthetic via the lower external opening of the vertebral canal – called the sacral hiatus
Jean Francois Fernel (1497-1558) a French physician, was the first who described the vertebral canal
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