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Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
Resources
- Clinical anatomy of the nerve supply to the upper limb (BJA Education, 2021)
- Ultrasound-guided brachial plexus blocks (BJA Education, 2013)
- Ultrasound-guided upper and lower extremity nerve blocks in children (BJA Education, 2020)
- Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block (NYSORA)
- Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block (WFSA, 2018)
- Regional Anaesthesia for Awake Hand Surgery: Block Failure and Troubleshooting Issues (WFSA, 2021)
Distribution of anaesthesia
Indications
Contraindications
| General | Specific |
| Patient refusal | |
| Local anaesthetic allergy | |
| Localised infection | |
| Lack of appropriate resources | |
| Coaguloapthy | |
| Pre-existing nerve injuries |
Standard regional anaesthetic set-up
- Patient consent obtained
- Ensure appropriate equipment available
- Ensure adequate staffing i.e. trained assistant
- Access to resuscitation equipment including intralipid
- IV access obtained
- Monitoring in situ
- Correct LA dosing calculated
- Stop Before You Block moment
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Generic
- Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity
- Inadvertent vascular injection
- Haematoma
- Infection
- Block failure