Prospective Clinical Trial Comparing Infraclavicular Versus Axillary Approach to Brachial Plexus Block
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2015-03-01
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Summary
The brachial plexus block is an anesthetic technique often used for surgical procedures of
the upper limb. To get the brachial plexus block, several routes can be used, including the
axillary and infraclavicular approach.
Few studies have compared these techniques, considering the time to perform the block, the
onset time and success rate, with conflicting results. Furthermore, there is little
information in the literature comparing the length of postoperative analgesia provided by
these techniques.
Therefore, the investigators designed this study in order to elucidate the differences
between these two techniques to assist the anesthesiologist to choose the best of them in
clinical practice.