Open AccessBloqueo bilateral del plexo braquial. Reporte de casos y revisión sistemática de la literatura
Author(s) -
Gabriel E Mejía-Terrazas,
María de Ángeles Garduño-Juárez,
Marisol Limón-Muñoz,
Areli Seir Torres-Maldonado,
Raúl Carrillo-Esper
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cirugía y cirujanos
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2444-054X
pISSN - 0009-7411
DOI - 10.1016/j.circir.2015.05.018
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , brachial plexus , brachial plexus block , surgery , anesthesia , ultrasound , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
The bilateral brachial plexus block is considered a contraindication, due to the possible development of complications, such as: toxicity from local anaesthetics or bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. However, with the real time visualisation provided by the ultrasound scan, these complications have decreased and it is a safer procedure.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom