Ultrasonographic evaluation of neck hematoma and block salvage after failed neurostimulation-guided interscalene block

Autor: James D. Colson, Mario Serafini, M.W. Todd Unger, Stephen M. Howell
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical anesthesia. 22(7)
ISSN: 1873-4529
Popis: Ultrasound-guided regional anesthetic techniques have shown some advantages over conventional paresthesia and neurostimulation techniques. We report the case of a neurostimulation-guided continuous interscalene block that would have ended in complication were it not for experience with ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. Familiarity with ultrasound-guided block techniques permitted assessment of a neck hematoma during interscalene block and ultimately allowed successful peripheral nerve block.
Databáze: OpenAIRE