Open AccessInfluence of Brachial Plexus Blockade on Oxygen Balance During Surgery
Author(s) -
David B. Lumenta,
Werner Haslik,
Harald Beck,
Andreas Pollreisz,
H. Andel,
Manfred Frey
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/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.0b013e31821893f4
Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , blockade , neuromuscular blockade , anesthesia , balance (ability) , sympathectomy , plexus , brachial plexus block , upper limb , surgery , physical therapy , receptor
The combined effects of anesthesia, motor blockade, and chemically induced sympathectomy after brachial plexus blockade can have a beneficial impact, when applied in selected, isolated diseased states of the upper limb. With the aim of using the prolonged effects of brachial plexus blockade for a future therapeutic application, we demonstrated a dependable methodology of venous blood gas monitoring and confirmed an improved oxygen balance of the blocked versus nonblocked upper extremity in a controlled, prospective study in healthy patients undergoing elective hand surgery.