Open AccessComparison of nerve stimulation-guided axillary brachial plexus block, single injection versus four injections: a prospective randomized double-blind study
Author(s) -
Santoshi V Badiger,
Sameer Desai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186865
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , local anesthetic , brachial plexus , forearm , nerve block , bupivacaine , surgery , axilla , lidocaine , cancer , breast cancer
A variety of techniques have been described for the axillary block using nerve stimulator, either with single injection, two, three, or four separate injections. Identification of all the four nerves is more difficult and time-consuming than other methods.