The brachial plexus in infraclavicular region can be blocked by various approaches. Aim of
this study was to compare two approaches (coracoid and clavicular) regarding success rate …

Background and Objectives: Interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) with low-dose
bupivacaine provides effective postoperative shoulder analgesia in outpatients. The …

Methods. This prospective, randomized study sought to determine if the supraclavicular
lateral paravascular (SCLP) approach is as effective as the transarterial axillary approach …

The trend towards regional anesthesia began in the late 1800s when William Halsted and
Richard Hall experimented with cocaine as a local anesthetic for upper and lower limb …

Purpose Dexamethasone prolongs the duration of interscalene block, but the benefits of
higher doses and perineural vs intravenous administration remain unclear. Methods This …

The axillary approach to brachial plexus blockade provides satisfactory anaesthesia for
elbow, forearm, and hand surgery and also provides reliable cutaneous anaesthesia of the …

Methods: Twenty-one male patients in the age group 20–40 years, undergoing elective
forearm bony procedures received an ultrasound-guided truncal injection BP block. MELAV …

Background A prospective, double blind study was performed to compare the clinical effect
of vertical infraclavicular and supraclavicular brachial plexus block using a nerve stimulator …

Background: Ropivacaine, a long-acting local anesthetic agent, has been used for
postoperative analgesia in brachial plexus block (BPB) at high doses. However, use of lower …

Methods. Supervised, resident physicians performed 106 brachial plexus blocks. For each
block, the minimum stimulating current, the strongest joint motion at the minimum current …