With portable ultrasound and training, clinicians can perform nerve blocks even in field hospitals or rural clinics, providing effective pain relief with minimal infrastructure.

This was taken to mean that a complete block of the ilioinguinal nerve had been obtained. The effects of the block persisted for some hours. The same results were obtained 1 week later.

The ilioinguinal nerve branches off the first lumbar nerve, which is near the lower back.

Results of a retrospective study demonstrated peripheral nerve block use correlated with lower odds for complications and a reduction in use of resources for hip and knee arthroplasty. “The ...