PURPOSE The operative field for vascular access (VA) surgery in the forearm is on the volar surface, and motor nerve block is not necessary for regional anesthesia. Therefore, selective block of branches of the brachial plexus may be a more efficient anesthesia technique. METHODS Individual nerve blocks in the axillary brachial plexus and selective blocks of the musculocutaneous and medial an...

Effective brachial plexus blockade requires a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the plexus, as well as an appreciation of anatomic variations that may occur. This review summarizes relevant anatomy of the plexus, along with variations and anomalies that may affect nerve blocks conducted at these levels. The Medline, Cochrane Library, and PubMed electronic databases were searched in order...

Acute transient hiccups after supraclavicular brachial plexus block: Is it a matter of concern? - IJCA- Print ISSN No: 2394-4781 Online No:- 2394-4994 Article DOI 10.18231/j.ijca.2023.045, Indian Journal Clinical Anaesthesia-Indian J Clin Anaesth

The study evaluates a new approach to ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block using a supraclavicular parasagittal approach. Sixty outpatients scheduled for hand surgery were given brachial plexus block utilising the new approach. Time taken for block procedure was short and onset time for sensory block was rapid, using a low volume of local anaesthetic agent, with the volume de...

Brachial plexus block using local anaesthetics is used widely for upper limb surgery. Proper identification of the nerve bundle is very important to inject local anaesthetic. Methods like paresthesia technique, nerve locator technique and ultrasound is used to identify the nerve bundle. The oldest is the parestheia technique and it causes few complications like inadequate block, failed block, i...