Open AccessComparison of ultrasound-guided costoclavicular and supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper extremity surgery: a propensity score matched retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Long Zhang,
Rufa Pang,
Liangguang Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-2376
Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , retrospective cohort study , brachial plexus block , ultrasound , cohort , surgery , radiology
Ultrasound-guided costoclavicular (CC) brachial plexus blocks (BPBs) are a novel approach for nerve block in upper extremity surgery. However, comparisons between CC-BPB and conventional supraclavicular (SC) BPB have not clearly delineated the benefits or costs of either method.
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