Location of Needle Tips on Plexus Brachialis in Different Supraclavicular Block Techniques: A Cadaver Study

Akpinar S., AÇAR H. İ., CÖMERT A., Sam B., Elhan A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, vol.44, no.4, pp.169-176, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjar.2016.81084
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.169-176
  • Keywords: Plexus brachialis, supraclavicular block, needle tip location, ANESTHESIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The present study was performed on cadavers to evaluate the efficacy of the different supraclavicular block techniques (Vongvises, Dalens, plumb-bob and inter-SCM) by investigating the location of the needle tip on the brachial plexus and to determine the most suitable block techniques according to the site of the surgery.