LKnative – Axillary BP block

Indications

Anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia for surgery of the forearm and hand

Second choice when periclavicular approaches are not feasible

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The boundaries of the axilla

The axilla extends from the first rib to the lower margin of the posterior axillary fold (= the lower border of the teres major muscle)

Posterior wall is the subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi muscles

Anterior wall is the major and minor pectoral muscles

The lateral wall is the humerus and the tendons of the short head of the biceps muscle and the coracobrachialis muscle