Brachial plexus block is a regional anesthesia technique that is sometimes employed as an alternative or as an adjunct to general anesthesia for surgery...
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The brachial plexus is a network of nerves (nerve plexus) formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic nerve (C5, C6...
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fascial plane blocks. Ultrasound is particularly well-suited for regional anesthesia, since many of the anesthesia targets (e.g., brachial plexus, femoral...
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Anesthesia (section Nerve blocks)
Ullah H, Samad K, Khan FA (February 2014). "Continuous interscalene brachial plexus block versus parenteral analgesia for postoperative pain relief after...
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following year, William Halsted (1852–1922) performed the first brachial plexus block. Also in 1885, James Leonard Corning (1855–1923) injected cocaine...
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nerve block is that it avoids blocking motor function to parts of the upper limb innervated by the more inferior roots of the brachial plexus (C8-T1)...
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The coracoid process is used as a bony landmark when performing a brachial plexus block. Position of coracoid process is significant for diagnosing dislocations...
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The dorsal scapular nerve is a branch of the brachial plexus, usually derived from the ventral ramus of cervical nerve C5. It provides motor innervation...
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deeper absorption Infiltration Brachial plexus block Epidural block (extradural) Spinal anesthesia (subarachnoid block) Iontophoresis Diagnostic purposes...
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(also innervated by dorsal scapular nerve (C5) of the brachial plexus) Plan of the cervical plexus. The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. The...
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Supreme Court upheld a decision by the New Hampshire Board of Medicine that blocked nurse anesthetists from identifying themselves as anesthesiologists and...
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can be injected or inhaled, often with an analgesic and neuromuscular blocking agent. General anaesthesia is usually performed in an operating theatre...
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Chloroprocaine (section Subarachnoid block)
anesthesia including brachial plexus block, cervical nerve block, occipital nerve block. mandibular nerve block or maxillary nerve block for dental anesthesia...
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surface of the first rib, posterior to the subclavian groove. The brachial plexus and the subclavian artery pass anterior to it. The posterior scalene...
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4-Aminobenzoic acid Amino amide Amino esters Anesthesia Anesthetic Brachial plexus block Cocaine analogues: local anesthetics Dental anesthesia Dibucaine...
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and circulatory collapse after spinal anesthesia and interscalene brachial plexus block. Vaso-vagal syncope: the role of the Bezold–Jarisch reflex in vaso-vagal...
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anesthesia/analgesia such as spinals and epidurals Placing ultrasound guided blocks for surgery Managing patients in the post-operative period Manage the recovery...
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Lateral pectoral nerve (section Nerve Block)
lateral anterior thoracic nerve) arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, and through it from the C5-7. It passes across the axillary artery...
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of the axilla include the axillary vein and artery, as well as the brachial plexus, lymph nodes and fat. The axilla is the space between the side of the...
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spaces, viewed from the left Brachial plexus Brachial plexus with courses of spinal nerves shown Intercostal nerve block External intercostal muscles...
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fairly resistant to imaging and even structures like the sacrococcygeal plexus can't be seen with MR tractography. Dynamic nature of entrapment: Nerve...
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"Clinical perception of phantom limb sensation in patients with brachial plexus block", European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 19 (2): 105–108, doi:10...
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neuropathy of the radial nerve as it travels from the upper arm (the brachial plexus) to the hand and wrist. Radial tunnel syndrome causes posterolateral...
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those affecting the sciatic nerve (e.g. piriformis syndrome), the brachial plexus nerves (e.g. thoracic outlet syndrome), the pudendal nerve, or virtually...
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for neuromuscular monitoring in general anesthesia with neuromuscular-blocking drugs, in order to avoid postoperative residual curarization. Except in...
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sheath that encloses the axillary artery and the three cords of the brachial plexus to form the neurovascular bundle. It is surrounded by the axillary...
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receiving direct blows, extension, and compression of the brachial plexus, with most of the brachial plexus injuries being an extension-compression mechanism...
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Twilight Dental (Inferior alveolar nerve) Neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia Nerve block History of general anesthesia History of neuraxial anesthesia History of...
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the pectoralis minor muscle being too tight. PMS results from the brachial plexus being compressed under the pectoralis minor while TOS involves compression...
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which indicate active inflammation as well as demyelination in the brachial plexus or cauda equina. Clinically, CIDP is divided into "typical" and "atypical"...
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