Continuous peripheral nerve blocks in children should be placed under US guidance in LAX whenever possible, with a three-hand technique and slightly withdrawing or rotating the needle tip to introduce the catheter, administering LA through the catheter, and performing subcutaneous tunneling and careful dressing.
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