1. The document discusses the equipment needed for a lumbar plexus block, including sterile towels, syringes containing local anesthetic, sterile gloves, a marking pen, surface electrode, a 1.5 inch sterile needle for skin infiltration, a 10 cm long stimulator needle, and a peripheral nerve stimulator. 2. It references four sources on ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus blocks and peripheral nerve blocks, including journal articles and textbooks. 3. The document provides a list of references for lumbar plexus blocks and peripheral nerve blocks.

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12. • A standard regional anesthesia equipment is prepared
with following equipment
• sterile towels 4’x4’
• 10/20 ml syringes with local anesthetic
• sterile gloves, marking pen, surface electrode
• one 1.5inch sterile needle for skin infiltration
• a 10 cm long stimulator needle
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulator
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20. references
• Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block through the acoustic window of
the lumbar ultrasound trident M. K. Karmakar*, A. M.-H. Ho, X. Li, W. H.
Kwok, K. Tsang and W. D. Ngan Kee Department of Anaesthesia and
Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales
Hospital, Shatin NT, Hong Kong, SAR, China *Corresponding author. E-
mail: karmakar@cuhk.edu.hk
• lumbar plexus block - anesthesia tutorial of the week 263 18 june 2012
• Text book of regional anesthesia and acute pain management
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• peripheral nerve blocks and anatomy for ultrasound guided regional
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