Evaluation of relevant anatomy for cervical erector spinae plane block using paediatric computed tomography scans.

Adri Nel, Albert-Neels van Schoor, Farhana Ebrahim Suleman, Adrian T Bösenberg, Sabashnee Govender

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Adri NelDepartment of Anatomy, Section of Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9661-7018

Albert-Neels van SchoorDepartment of Anatomy, Section of Clinical Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-0441

Farhana Ebrahim SulemanDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria and Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-2092

Adrian T BösenbergDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-2681

Sabashnee GovenderDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Ga Rankuwa, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6738-9071

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The primary aim of this study was to provide foundational anatomical knowledge that may be valuable when performing a cervical erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with or without ultrasound guidance in a paediatric sample. This included measuring the distance from the spinous process to the tip of the transverse process at the C6 and C7 vertebral levels, the depth from the skin to the most medial points of the erector spinae muscle, and the most posterior points of the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the C6 and C7 vertebral levels. Ninety axial computed tomography (CT) images were randomly selected from the database of radiographic images at the Department of Radiology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital. The age and sex of the patients were recorded. The 90 axial CT scans consisted of 30 scans for each of the age groups defined by the American Medical Association,

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Cervical vertebraeNerve blockPediatric anesthesiaRegional anatomy

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PMID42045121

DOI10.5115/acb.25.326

PMCPMC13291706

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