Open AccessUltrasound-guided bilateral infraclavicular brachial plexus block: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
Abdulhakim Şengel,
Selçuk Seçilmiş
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_737_21
Subject(s) - medicine , forearm , brachial plexus , surgery , brachial plexus block , palsy , local anesthetic , hand surgery , wrist , carpal tunnel syndrome , nerve block , ultrasound , anesthesia , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Anesthesiologists avoid multiple upper extremity peripheral nerve block applications due to complications such as increased phrenic nerve palsy and local anesthetic systemic toxicity risk. With the introduction of ultrasound into clinical life and the increase in the number of experienced anesthesiologists, such complications are less common. We also discussed three cases that we think may contribute to the literature on this subject. Our first case was scheduled for operation due to a trigger finger in his left hand and carpal tunnel syndrome in his right hand. Our second case was scheduled for surgery due to distal radius and ulnar fractures in both forearms. Our third case scheduled for operation for a fracture of the right forearm distal radius and a second metacarpal fracture in the left hand. In this report series, we present our experience of bilateral infraclavicular block, which we successfully performed in three cases and did not encounter any complications.