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Two approaches to the axillary brachial plexus
Author(s) -
HILL D. A.,
CAMPBELL W. I.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02119.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , brachial plexus , musculocutaneous nerve , axillary artery , bevel , surgery , saline , anesthesia , structural engineering , engineering
Summary A new technique of cannulation of the axillary neurovascular sheath, using loss of resistance to saline, was evaluated and compared to the established technique of eliciting paraesthesiae with a short‐bevelled needle. The cannulation technique produced a more reliable block of axillary, musculocutaneous and radial nerves, significantly fewer incomplete blocks and a lower incidence of accidental vessel puncture.