Comparision of Nerve Stimulator and Ultrasonography as the techniques applied for Brachial Plexus Anesthesia.

Zencirci, Beyazit

doi:10.1186/1755-7682-4-4

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“…Axillary approach to the brachial plexus is a frequently used technique thanks to its easy applicability, close vicinity of the nerves to vascular structures, and lower complication rates [2, 3, 6]. Success in axillary block, depends on injection of the local anesthetic solution to the point nearest to the targeted nerve, concentration, and volume of the anesthetic solution used.…”

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Our experiences with a single injection axillary block technique

Yanli

Ozdemir

Bakan

2014

North Clin Istanbul

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OBJECTIVE:Axillary plexus block is one of the widely used technique for upper extremity surgery. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the single injection axillary plexus block technique we used in our rutine anesthesia practice, between August 2010-March 2011.METHODS:Medical records of ASA I-III, 40 17 female and 23 male patients who underwent elective single injection axillary block performed by neurostimulation technique in elective distal part of the arm, forearm and hand surgeries were evaluated, retrospectively. Axillary block was performed with a nerve stimulator, and a 22 G, 50 mm insolated needle. The needle was inserted immediately superior to axillary artery, advanced through the lateral border of the pectoralis major muscle and to the most proximal part of the axilla. The local anesthetic mixture (1% lidocaine 20 ml + 0.25% bupivacaine 15 ml) was injected to the place (point) where the distal motor responses of the median and ulnar nerves were elicited at the same time, before dropping the stimulation current down to 0.5 mA. In our study, demographic data, motor and sensory block times, the success rate and the complications of the block were evaluated.RESULTS:The mean block performance time was 1.21±0.39 min in our 40 patients. The onset time of the motor block was 14.20±4.96 min and the sensory block was 17.19±2.71 min, respectively. The success rate of the block was 97.5 percent. No complication was found during 24 hours postoperatively. The sensory and motor functions returned properly in all patients.CONCLUSION:In our study we found that the single injection axillary block tecnique was easy to perform with its higher success, and lower complication rates. Therefore we concluded that axillary block should be supported in appropriate cases.

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“…Axillary approach to brachial plexus provides adequate anesthesia in the surgeries performed on the distal arm, and hand. Besides, thanks to its ease of application, and reliability, its use is becoming more prevalent [2, 5, 6, 7]. …”

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Our experiences with a single injection axillary block technique

Yanli

Ozdemir

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2014

North Clin Istanbul

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“…Zencirci'nin [9] yaptığı çalışmada, aksiller blokta nörostimulatör ve USG eşliğinde nörostimülatör tekniklerini karşılaştırmış. İşlem süresinin başlangıcı iğnenin cilde girişi olarak değil, USG probunun cilde teması olarak tanımlanmış ve USG grubunda işlem süresi daha kısa görünse de istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir fark bulamamışlardır.…”

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“…Ancak motor blok başlama süresi bir çok çalışmada daha kısa olarak saptanmasına rağmen, çalışmamızda bu sürede istatistiki olarak fark saptanmadı. Zencirci [9] yaptığı çalışmada, duyusal blok baş-lama süreleri arasında fark gözlenmezken, motor blok başlama süresinin daha kısa ve motor blok başarısının USG grubunda daha yüksek olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Shrestha ve ark.…”

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