Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Oct 2020
Injection pressure monitoring during peripheral nerve blocks: from bench to operating theatre.
Nerve damage can occur after ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block (PNB). Injection pressure monitoring could improve the safety of PNB. The aim was to analyse parameters affecting pressure measurements during PNB. ⋯ Needle diameter, needle tip location, type of nerve/plexus, flow rates, and the anaesthetist can have a significant effect on injection pressure values and monitoring.