Successful use of Transversalis fascia plane block for iliac crest bone harvesting in a Polytrauma patient - A case report

Swati Singh; Swati Singh; Manisha Sharma

doi:10.4103/sja.SJA_403_19

Successful use of Transversalis fascia plane block for iliac crest bone harvesting in a Polytrauma patient - A case report

Saudi J Anaesth. 2020 Jan-Mar;14(1):107-108. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_403_19. Epub 2020 Jan 6.

Authors

Swati Singh¹, Swati Singh², Manisha Sharma³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
² Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
³ Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.

Abstract

Iliac crest bone grafting is very common associated procedure in various bone fixation surgery. We report here successful use of Transversalis fascia plane (TFP) block for iliac crest bone harvesting in a Polytrauma patient with difficult airway.

Keywords: Bone grafting; iliac crest; transversalis fascia.

Publication types

Case Reports