Ultrasound guided supraclavicular block

Deepak Hanumanthaiah, Maria Garstka, Sabanayagam Vaidiyanathan, Szilard Szucs, Gabrielle Iohom

Abstract


Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia is becoming increasingly popular. The supraclavicular block has been transformed by ultrasound guidance into a potentially safe superficial block. We reviewed the techniques of performing supraclavicular block with special focus on ultrasound guidance.

Keywords


supraclavicular block; regional anaesteshia ; complication; ultrasound

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11152/mu.2013.2066.153.dh1mg2

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