Open AccessC5 ventral ramus block for clavicle surgery: How low concerning the volume can we go?
Author(s) -
Sandeep Diwan,
Georg Feigl,
Abhijit Nair
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_362_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaver , clavicle , dissection (medical) , anatomy , phrenic nerve , surgery , nerve block , cervical nerve , nerve root , respiratory system
Clinical case reports mention 3-5 ml of local anesthetic (LA) at the cervical root 5 (C5) for surgical anesthesia essential for clavicle surgeries with reasonable success. A volume of 5 ml LA has been shown to cause hemidiaphragmatic paresis.