Does Ultrasound Guidance Improve the Success Rate of Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block When Compared with Nerve Stimulation in Children with Radial Club Hands? | Zendy

Vrushali Ponde | Zendy; Sandeep Diwan | Zendy

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Does Ultrasound Guidance Improve the Success Rate of Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block When Compared with Nerve Stimulation in Children with Radial Club Hands?

Author(s) -

Vrushali Ponde,

Sandeep Diwan

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

anesthesia and analgesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1526-7598

pISSN - 0003-2999

DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a2a252

Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , anesthesia , radial nerve , ultrasound , bupivacaine , surgery , stimulation , brachial plexus block , analgesic , nerve block , radiology

The classical response to nerve stimulation may be altered in cases of radial club hand. Ultrasound guidance may prove to be a useful tool in such situations. In this study, we compared the success rate of ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block with nerve stimulation for children undergoing radial club hand repair.

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