USG for brachial plexus block

  • Santhana Kannan Department of Anesthesia, City Hospital, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
  • Sudhakar Marri Department of Anesthesia, City Hospital, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
  • Subash Sivasubramaniam Department of Anesthesia, City Hospital, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Keywords: Ultrasonography, Nerve block, Anesthesia, Conduction, Brachial plexus, Brachial plexus block, Brachial plexusBrachial plexus anesthesia

Abstract

Ultrasound guided nerve block is now becoming the standard practice in regional anesthesia
and has been shown to require less volume of local anesthetic and reduce the incidence of
complications. Brachial plexus block can be approached via interscalene, supraclavicular,
infraclavicular or axillary routes. Each of these approaches have their individual advantages and
risk. This articles describes the indications, relevant sonoanatomy and techniques to perform
the blocks and recent advances.

Published
01-27-2019
How to Cite
Kannan, S., Marri, S., & Sivasubramaniam, S. (2019). USG for brachial plexus block. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 333-340. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/364
Section
Special Articles