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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jul 2007
Case ReportsPneumothorax after coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block.
- James C Crews, J C Gerancher, and Robert S Weller.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Section on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009, USA. jcrews@wfubmc.edu
- Anesth. Analg. 2007 Jul 1;105(1):275-7.
AbstractSeveral variations on the technique for infraclavicular brachial plexus block have been described. The coracoid infraclavicular technique has become popular because of easily identified landmarks, reliable distribution of blockade, and low risk of respiratory complications such as pneumothorax. We report a case of pneumothorax in a patient after a coracoid infraclavicular brachial plexus block. Subtleties in landmark identification and measurement may affect the risk of pneumothorax.
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