Minimum Effective Volume of Local Anesthetic Using Ultrasound for Brachial Plexus Block

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the minimum effective volume of local anesthetic for interscalene brachial plexus block using ultrasound guidance and nerve stimulator guidance.

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Publications

• Background Farquhar-Thomson DR, Baker AK, Satapathy AR, Coventry D, Harper GK, Stafford MA, Hill DA. Minimum volume of local anaesthetic required for an axillary brachial plexus block. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Sep;105(3):382-3. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeq220. No abstract available.
• Background Ponrouch M, Bouic N, Bringuier S, Biboulet P, Choquet O, Kassim M, Bernard N, Capdevila X. Estimation and pharmacodynamic consequences of the minimum effective anesthetic volumes for median and ulnar nerve blocks: a randomized, double-blind, controlled comparison between ultrasound and nerve stimulation guidance. Anesth Analg. 2010 Oct;111(4):1059-64. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181eb6372. Epub 2010 Aug 12.
• Background Harper GK, Stafford MA, Hill DA. Minimum volume of local anaesthetic required to surround each of the constituent nerves of the axillary brachial plexus, using ultrasound guidance: a pilot study. Br J Anaesth. 2010 May;104(5):633-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeq050. Epub 2010 Mar 16.
• Background Duggan E, El Beheiry H, Perlas A, Lupu M, Nuica A, Chan VW, Brull R. Minimum effective volume of local anesthetic for ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 May-Jun;34(3):215-8. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31819a9542.
• Background O'Donnell BD, Iohom G. An estimation of the minimum effective anesthetic volume of 2% lidocaine in ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus block. Anesthesiology. 2009 Jul;111(1):25-9. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a915c7.
• Background Gupta PK, Pace NL, Hopkins PM. Effect of body mass index on the ED50 volume of bupivacaine 0.5% for supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Apr;104(4):490-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeq017. Epub 2010 Feb 18.
• Background Marhofer P, Eichenberger U, Stockli S, Huber G, Kapral S, Curatolo M, Kettner S. Ultrasonographic guided axillary plexus blocks with low volumes of local anaesthetics: a crossover volunteer study. Anaesthesia. 2010 Mar;65(3):266-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06247.x. Epub 2010 Jan 29.
• Background Renes SH, Rettig HC, Gielen MJ, Wilder-Smith OH, van Geffen GJ. Ultrasound-guided low-dose interscalene brachial plexus block reduces the incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):498-502. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181b49256.
• Background Smith HM, Duncan CM, Hebl JR. Clinical utility of low-volume ultrasound-guided interscalene blockade: contraindications reconsidered. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Sep;28(9):1251-8. doi: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.9.1251.
• Falcao LF, Perez MV, de Castro I, Yamashita AM, Tardelli MA, Amaral JL. Minimum effective volume of 0.5% bupivacaine with epinephrine in ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Mar;110(3):450-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes419. Epub 2012 Nov 29.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.