Abstract:Though the popularity of brachial plexus block for upper limb surgery is well known fact, but, one must not forget the complications associated with it. Herein, we report a middle aged obese female with fracture olecranon and proximal end of radius was posted for tension band wiring of olecranon process under ultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. She was a known case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with severe lung fibrosis and collapse, pleural thickening and mediastinal sh… Show more
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