Articles: nerve-block.
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This is the seventh in our series of regional nerve blocks. This month we outline a useful block for a variety of in-hospital/clinical applications.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Nov 2001
Letter Historical ArticleOld stamps: an ancestor of midhumeral canal block.
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Clinical Trial
Acute and nonacute complications associated with interscalene block and shoulder surgery: a prospective study.
The incidence, etiology, and evolution of complications after interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) are not well-known. The authors prospectively monitored 521 patients for complications during the first 9 months after ISB. ⋯ Interscalene brachial plexus block performed with a standardized technical approach, material, and drugs is associated with an incidence of short- and severe long-term complications of 0.4%. In case of persistent paresthesia, dysesthesia, or pain not related to surgery after ISB, sulcus ulnaris syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, or complex regional pain syndrome should be excluded since specific treatment may be required.