• Pablo Escovedo Helayel, Diogo Bruggemann da Conceição, Carla Feix, Gustavo Luchi Boos, Bruno Schroder Nascimento, and Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho.
• Hospital Governador Celso Ramos, CET/SBA Integrado de Anestesiologia da Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Santa Catarina (SES-SC), Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa em Anestesia Regional (NEPAR), Florianópolis, SC. pehelayel@hotmail.com
• Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2008 Sep 1;58(5):482-4, 480-2.

Background And ObjectivesThe use of ultrasound in regional blocks has become increasingly used because its role as facilitator and its efficacy. Direct ultrasound visualization allows the identification of peripheral nerves, independently of the ability of obtaining sensitive or motor stimulation.Case ReportThis is the case of a patient who underwent revision of the amputation stump at the knee under ultrasound-guided sciatic-femoral block with 40 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine, promoting complete sensitive blockade and excellent surgical anesthesia.ConclusionsUltrasound assistance is capable of amplifying the spectrum of uses of peripheral nerve blocks in surgical interventions on amputated limbs in situations neurostimulation cannot be used.

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