Procedure & Treatment Library

Ilioinguinal Nerve Block

What is an Ilio-Inguinal Nerve Block?

Prior to the Procedure

What Will Happen?

  1. You will be admitted to the day surgery by a nurse and you will be asked to change into a gown.
  2. The anaesthetist will speak with you and place a cannula (plastic needle) into a vein on your hand.
  3. In the procedure room, you will be assisted to position on the procedure table.
  4. The anaesthetist will give you some sedation into your vein.
  5. An X-ray machine will be used to determine where the doctor will place the needle for your procedure.
  6. Steroid (Kenacort) and local anaesthetic will be injected once correct placement has been established with use of X-ray contrast (Omnipaque). The injection takes about 5 minutes.
  7. Following the injection, you will be placed on a trolley and taken to recovery, where you will remain for around 1 hour.
  8. After having something to eat and drink, you will be discharged with a carer.

Post Procedure

If you require further explanation of the procedure, please contact Hunter Pain Clinic nursing staff on (02) 4985 1800.

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