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Total spinal anaesthesia after an attempted brachial plexus block using the posterior approach
Author(s) -
Grefkens J. M.,
Bürger K.
Publication year - 2006
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.1365-2044.2006.04757.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , spinal anesthesia , brachial plexus block , brachial plexus , regional anaesthesia
Summary A 66‐year‐old patient scheduled for elective shoulder surgery underwent a brachial plexus block using the posterior approach. Shortly after injection of the local anaesthetic, he rapidly became unresponsive and apnoeic. We identify the possible reasons for this occurrence and discuss the place of the posterior approach in brachial plexus anaesthesia.