u/Grouchy-Ad778

Hi all. I’m not a regionalist per se but enjoy awake hand lists and usually use axillary blocks unless something else is indicated. I’ve always been told to do intercostobrachial nerve blocks for the tourniquet; literally every regionalist I’ve spoken to about axillary blocks says it like it’s gospel.

Imagine my surprise when I go on NYSORA and it says that it’s just not a thing!

Is there another reason why people do seem to find that ICBN blocks help with the tourniquet pain?What’s your personal experience?

https://www.nysora.com/techniques/upper-extremity/distal-nerves/cutaneous-blocks-upperextremity/