THE PRACTICAL USE OF AXILLARY BRACHIAL-PLEXUS BLOCK FOR HAND SURGERY

Authors
DUNLOP DJ GRAHAM CM WATT JM
Citation
Dj. Dunlop et al., THE PRACTICAL USE OF AXILLARY BRACHIAL-PLEXUS BLOCK FOR HAND SURGERY, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 20B(5), 1995, pp. 677-678
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
20B
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
677 - 678
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1995)20B:5<677:TPUOAB>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A retrospective study of 178 patients undergoing axillary brachial ple xus block (ABPB) for hand surgery used information gathered by a compu ter-aided anaesthetic record keeping system. The practical use of loca l techniques to augment the block meant that only two of the 178 patie nts required a general anaesthetic, giving a success rate of 98.8%. Th ere were no significant complications.