| Clinical Evaluation of Parascalene Technique on Brachial Plexus Block . |
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Jei Sool Koo, Yang Hoa Jin, Jae Hyun Suh |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Incheon Christian Hospital, Incheon, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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The brachial plexus block has its greatest usefulness in surgery on upper extremities, especially emergency surgical procedure and significant medical problems. There are several techniques at level which the plexus may be block.
In 1979, Vongvises and Panijayanond were described on parascalene technique which is safe, simple to perform and reliable in anesthesia the brachial plexus. From May through september 1980, this technique was employed in 53 cases on upper extremities, shoulder joint and distal part of clavicle with immobilization of needle. This technique is a simple and good analgesia but each one case of pneumothorax, Horner's syndrome and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis were developed. |
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