Use of sequential electrical nerve stimuli (SENS) for location of the sciatic nerve and lumbar plexus. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Conventional electrical stimulation has been done by continuous adjustment of current amplitude at a single, set pulse duration (conventionally, 0.1 ms). This study evaluated a novel technique for nerve location by utilization of a peripheral-nerve stimulator (PNS) programmed to deliver sequential electrical nerve stimuli (SENS). A repeating series of alternating sequential pulses of 0.1, 0.3, and 1.0 ms at 1/3-second period intervals between pulses were generated so that at a greater distance from the nerve, only higher-duration pulses would stimulate the targeted nerve and result in 1 or 2 motor responses (MR) per second. Three MR per second at 0.5 mA or less signified the conventional endpoint for nerve location (

publication date

  • January 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Lumbosacral Plexus
  • Nerve Block
  • Sciatic Nerve

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33748112757

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.06.004

PubMed ID

  • 16952821

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 5