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. 2024 Mar 15;14(3):310. doi: 10.3390/jpm14030310

Table 3.

Expert opinion on whether highlighting helped to identify individual structures.

Structure Yes No
Interscalene- Supraclaviular Level Brachial Plexus
Subclavian artery 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Brachial plexus nerves 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Sternocleidomastoid muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Scalenus anterior muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
First rib 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Pleura 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Total (for block) 240/240 (100%) 0/240 (0%)
Axillary Level Brachial Plexus
Axillary artery 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Radial nerve 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Median nerve 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Ulnar nerve 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Musculocutaneous nerve 38/40 (95%) 2/40 (5%)
Fascia (conjoint tendon) 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Humerus 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Total (for block) 278/280 (99.3%) 2/280 (0.7%)
Erector Spinae Plane
Muscle layer (Trapezius, rhomboid, erector spinae) 35/35(100%) 0/35 (0%)
Ribs 35/35(100%) 0/35 (0%)
Transverse process 35/35(100%) 0/35 (0%)
Pleura 35/35(100%) 0/35 (0%)
Total (for block) 140/140(100%) 0/140(0%)
Rectus Sheath
Restus abdominis muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Transversus abdominis muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Rectus sheath 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Peritoneum/peritoneal contents 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Total (for block) 160/160 (100%) 0/160 (0%)
Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca
Deep circumflex iliac artery 37/38 (97.4%) 1/38 (2.6%)
Iliacus muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Fascia iliaca 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Hip bone 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Total (for block) 157/158 (99.4%) 1/158 (0.6%)
Adductor Canal
Femoral artery 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Saphenous nerve 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Sartorius muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Adductor longus muscle 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Femur 38/38 (100%) 0/38 (0%)
Total (for block) 198/198 (100%) 0/198(0%)
Popliteal Level Sciatic Nerve
Popliteal artery 39/40 (97.5%) 1/40 (2.5%)
Sciatic nerve 40/40 (100%) 0/40 (0%)
Tibial nerve 39/39 (100%) 0/39(0%)