Fascia iliaca block

Fascia iliaca blocks (FIC, FICB) is a local anesthetic nerve block, a type of regional anesthesia technique, used to provide analgesia or anaesthesia to the hip and thigh.

FICB can performed by using ultrasound or with a loss of resistance technique, the latter sometimes referred to as the "two-pop-method".

[1] FICB works by affecting the femoral, obturator and the lateral cutaneous nerves with a local anesthetic.

Aspiration (drawing back the cannula) is performed, after which a local anaesthetic is injected while compressing on the skin distally to increase cranial distribution.

[2] There are also case reports of pneumoretroperitoneum using continuous infusion,[7] bladder puncture with a modified block under very special conditions[8] and postoperative neuropathy.