Ultrasound guided lateral sagital infraclavicular block for pectoral flap release.

Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Block for Pain Control After Upper Extremity Surgery

Background: Opioids added to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blocks may intensify analgesia and prolong analgesic and sensorial block duration. These agents may also cause potentiation and prolongation of motor block. Objective: This study compared the postoperative effects of 30 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine +50 mcg fentanyl and 30 mL of 0.25% bupivaca...

A comparison of two techniques for ultrasound guided infraclavicular block.

BACKGROUND There is some debate about the proper site and arm position and the direction of the needle for the performance of ultrasound guided infraclavicular block. METHODS Using ultrasound, we compared the ease and success rate of a medial or a lateral approach to the brachial plexus for performing infraclavicular block in two groups of patients (n=202). The proximity of the needle to the ...

Reply to the article entitled "Ultrasound description of Pecs II (modified Pecs I): a novel approach to breast surgery".

OBJECTIVE The Pecs block (pectoral nerves block) is an easy and reliable superficial block inspired by the infraclavicular block approach and the transversus abdominis plane blocks. Once the pectoralis muscles are located under the clavicle the space between the two muscles is dissected to reach the lateral pectoral and the medial pectoral nerves. The main indications are breast expanders and s...

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia: Ultrasound Guided Axillary Nerve Block versus Ultrasound Guided Infraclavicular Nerve Block: A Comparison Study for the Lower Third of the Upper Limb Surgery (Initial Study)

Spread of injectate in ultrasound-guided serratus plane block: a cadaveric study

Background Serratus plane block is a thoracic truncal block that has been proposed as alternatives for analgesia such as epidural anesthesia and paravertebral block for the anterolateral chest wall. Previously, we performed the clinical study about optimal volume of the local anesthetic in serratus plane block. The primary aim of this study was to assess the pattern of distribution of dye into ...