New progress of axillary brachial plexus block

Abstract

Abstract: The axillary brachial plexus block anesthetize method is commonly used in the forearm and hand surgery. The traditional positioning method located the nerve according to the anatomic landmark and paresthesia when nerve was stabbed, with low achievement ratio and common complications of neurovascular injury. In recent years, nerve stimulation and ultrasound- guided technique has been gradually used in clinic, with greatly increased achievement ratio and decreased complications. Peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS)can locate the target nerve. High-frequency ultrasound can show a clear image about axillary brachial plexus structure and surrounding corresp tissue. The association of the above two methods can accurately locate the target nerve and avoid the injury of nerve and blood vessel. This research explore the new progress of axillary brachial plexus block from the development of position technique.

Key words: nerve stimulator, ultrasound, nerve block, brachial plexus, axillary, volum

CLC Number:

R614

LI kuai-cun, ZHANG Xu-tong, XU Xu-zhong. New progress of axillary brachial plexus block[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2008, 13(11): 1315-1320.

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