Brachial plexus blockade

Axillary brachial plexus blockade for the reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome.

The reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD) is a neurogenic pain syndrome that is characterized by pain, vasomotor and dystrohic changes and often motor impairments. Although the exact pathogenesis of RSD is unknown, for long the sympathetic nervous system was thought to play a dominant role and pharmacological and surgical sympathectomies have been a mainstay in treatment procedures. Howev...

Dexamethasone added to lidocaine prolongs axillary brachial plexus blockade.

Different additives have been used to prolong regional blockade. We designed a prospective, randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the effect of dexamethasone added to lidocaine on the onset and duration of axillary brachial plexus block. Sixty patients scheduled for elective hand and forearm surgery under axillary brachial plexus block were randomly allocated to receive either 34 mL lidoca...

Comparison of two neurostimulation techniques for axillary brachial plexus blockade.

This prospective, randomized, double-blind study compared two techniques of axillary brachial plexus block using a peripheral nerve stimulator. Both groups received initial musculocutaneous nerve block followed by either a single injection on median nerve stimulation (group 1) or a double injection divided between median and radial nerves (group 2). All 60 patients received a total of 30 ml of ...

Motor blockade by brachial plexus block in the sheep.

Case scenario: postoperative brachial plexopathy associated with infraclavicular brachial plexus blockade: localizing postoperative nerve injury.

383 August 2014 P OSTOPERATIVE nerve injuries (PNIs) have anesthetic, patient, and surgical contributions and determining the etiology may be challenging when peripheral nerve blockade is used. Evaluating PNI relies on clinical assessment, electrodiagnostic testing, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI of peripheral nerves can diagnose external compression or loss of nerve continuity and i...