There are multiple sites at which the brachial plexus block can be induced in selecting regional anesthesia for upper extremity surgical patients. The most frequently used blocks are axillary, infraclavicular, supraclavicular, and interscalene. One must understand brachial plexus anatomy to use these blocks effectively, as well as the practical clinical differences between the blocks. Axillary ...

Objective: To compare the effects of dexamethasone and fentanyl when added to a mixture bupivacaine lignocaine in supraclavicular blocks patients undergoing forearm surgeries. Methods: Sixty-six aged between 20 60 years old belonging ASA one or two were recruited prospectively, double-blinded, randomized way. Supraclavicular block under sonographic guidance was performed three groups by using i...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of dexmedetomidine on the duration of analgesia in patients undergoing upper limb surgeries under supraclavicular brachial plexus block. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I/II/III undergoing elective upper limb surgeries under supraclavicular brac...

Background and objectives: We performed a prospective randomized double-blinded study evaluating if a reduced volume of local anesthetic would result in operative limb surgical anesthesia while decreasing motor paralysis during an ultrasound-guided supraclavicular nerve block. Current tendencies in clinical practice towards smaller injectate volumes during ultrasound-guided nerve block placemen...

Objective To study the success rate and complication of brachial plexus block in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Thailand. Methods The anesthetic data of brachial plexus block performed for operations on the upper extremity in the Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, from January 2004 to December 2005, were reviewed and analyzed for success rate and comp...